Psalms 99 (ASV)

Chapter Text

99:1 Jehovah reigneth; let the peoples tremble: He sitteth [above] the cherubim; let the earth be moved.

99:2 Jehovah is great in Zion; And he is high above all the peoples.

99:3 Let them praise thy great and terrible name: Holy is he.

99:4 The king`s strength also loveth justice; Thou dost establish equity; Thou executest justice and righteousness in Jacob.

99:5 Exalt ye Jehovah our God, And worship at his footstool: Holy is he.

99:6 Moses and Aaron among his priests, And Samuel among them that call upon his name; They called upon Jehovah, and he answered them.

99:7 He spake unto them in the pillar of cloud: They kept his testimonies, And the statute that he gave them.

99:8 Thou answeredst them, O Jehovah our God: Thou wast a God that forgavest them, Though thou tookest vengeance of their doings.

99:9 Exalt ye Jehovah our God, And worship at his holy hill; For Jehovah our God is holy. Psalm 100 A Psalm of thanksgiving.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "called", "jehovah", "reigneth", "peoples", "tremble", "sitteth", "above", and "cherubim". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "called" and "jehovah", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The local ASV text gives this verse as the immediate unit, so "called" and "jehovah" carries the first interpretive weight. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "called" and "jehovah" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.