Kretzmann's Popular Commentary
Psalms 99:2
The Lord is great in Zion, in His holy Church, and He is high above all the people, in His capacity of King in His threefold kingdom.
The Lord is great in Zion, in His holy Church, and He is high above all the people, in His capacity of King in His threefold kingdom.
Verse Psalms 99:2. _THE LORD_ IS _GREAT IN ZION_] It is among his own worshippers that he has manifested his _power_ and _glory_ in an especial manner. _There_ he is known, and _there_ he is worthily...
THE LORD IS GREAT IN ZION - Compare Psalms 95:3. The meaning here is, not that God is “absolutely” great - which is indeed true - but that there is a sense in which he has shown himself great “in Zion...
Psalms 99 The Reign of Righteousness _ 1. His throne (Psalms 99:1)_ 2. Judgment and righteousness executed (Psalms 99:4) 3. His gracious dealings ...
XCIX. A TEMPLE SONG AFTER VICTORY. The Ps. is divided into three parts by the refrain Holy is he (_i.e._ separate from all defilement) at Psalms 99:3; Psalms 99:5 and (in an expanded form) at Psalms 9...
ZION. See App-68. THE PEOPLE. the peoples. Authorized Version, 1611, omitted "the"....
Psalms 98, 99 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE A Shorter Service of Song (for a Sabbath Day). ANALYSIS Psalms 98: An Invitation to Sing the New Song of Jehovah's Victory in behalf of the House of Israel. Psalms...
The LORD is great in Zion; and he is high above all the people. THE LORD IS GREAT IN ZION - (.) It is not His greatness in general which is the theme of praise, but His greatness as Zion's King ma...
Psalms 90:106 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ GOD... HE IS *HOLY! PSALMS 99 (THE SIXTH AND LAST *ROYAL PSALM) Jesus prayed (to God), "*Holy Father". ...
יְ֭הוָה בְּ צִיֹּ֣ון גָּדֹ֑ול וְ רָ֥ם ה֝֗וּא
Psalms 99:1 DELITZSCH has well called this psalm "an earthly echo of the seraphic Trisagion," the threefold proclamation of the Divine holiness, which Isaiah. Isaiah 6:3 It is, as already noted, a pen...
WORSHIP THE GREAT AND HOLY ONE Psalms 99:1 This psalm has its counterpart in Psalms 97:1. There Jehovah's reign is associated with the gladness of faith; here with the trembling of mortal and sinful...
This is a song of the Kingdom of Jehovah as founded upon and administered in holiness. There are three distinct parts, each ending with practically the same refrain. The first acclaims the King enthro...
_Earth. Both Jews and Gentiles, (Worthington) converted to the faith of Christ. (Haydock) --- Gladness. God loves a cheerful giver. [2 Corinthians ix. 7.] (Menochius) --- He hears our prayers in all p...
Still looking to Zion, the Psalmist in this verse praiseth the Lord's greatness, sovereignty, and grace. Reader! in how eminent a manner hath Jehovah manifested his greatness, goodness, and glory, in...
2_Jehovah in Zion _It is proper that we should not forget the antithesis I formerly mentioned, namely, that God is great in Zion to destroy and annihilate all the enemies of his Church; and that, when...
Psalms 99, though simple in its character, embraces some important principles. Jehovah now reigns, not only in making manifest heavenly power, but in the establishment of that power as king upon the e...
THE LORD IS GREAT IN ZION,.... Where the temple stood, and into which Christ came as the proprietor of it, and gave it a greater glory by his presence than the first temple had; here he preached his d...
The LORD [is] great in Zion; and he [is] high above all the people. Ver. 2. _The Lord is great in Zion_] In his Church he giveth many great testimonies of his power and presence, and is therefore mag...
_The Lord reigneth, let the people tremble_ Namely, such of them as are enemies to God and his truth. _He sitteth between the cherubims_ Upon the ark; that is, he is present with his people, to protec...
1-5 God governs the world by his providence, governs the church by his grace, and both by his Son. The inhabitants of the earth have cause to tremble, but the Redeemer still waits to be gracious. Let...
THE LORD IS GREAT IN ZION: in the Hebrew text the words lie in this order, _The Lord in Zion_ (i.e. which dwelleth in Zion, as is said, PSALMS 9:11 ISAIAH 8:18 JOEL 3:21) is great. ABOVE ALL PEOPLE; a...
Psalms 99:2 LORD H3068 great H1419 Zion H6726 high H7311 (H8804) peoples H5971 great - Psal
Psalms 99:2 I. The Lord is great in supremacy. II. The Lord is great in power. III. The Lord is great in faithfulness. IV. The Lord is great in mercy. G. W. McCree, _Christian World Pulpit,_vol....
CONTENTS: Call to praise God because of the glories of His Kingdom among men. CHARACTERS: God, Moses, Samuel, Aaron, Psalmist. CONCLUSION: The holiness of God's name makes it truly great to His frie...
All the Versions ascribe this psalm to David, except the Chaldee, which, like the Hebrew, has no title. The occasion of its being composed is not known. Psalms 99:1. _He sitteth between the cherubims...
_The Lord is great in Zion._ GOD GREAT IN HIS CHURCH God is ever within the Church. Therefore the greatness of the Church is God. Not her wealth, prestige, orthodoxy, culture, or intelligence, but H...
_The Lord reigneth._ THE RULERSHIP OF GOD OVER THE WORLD I. As seen in symbol. “He sitteth between the cherubim.” This reference to the Shekinah teaches us that His reign is-- 1. Moral. 2. Mercifu...
PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 99:1. This is another hymn celebrating God’s kingship over all his creation. The focus is on his exalted holiness (vv. Psalms 99:3,...
INTRODUCTION This Psalm is one of the series of Psalms which celebrate the Kingship of Jehovah. “All these Psalms,” says Perowne, “alike tell of the setting up of a Divine kingdom upon earth. All alik...
EXPOSITION HERE we have the last of the series of Second Advent psalms, which began with Psalms 93:1. The first of them, the fifth, and the last, commence in the same way—with the watchword, "The Lord...
The LORD reigneth (Psalms 99:1); Starts out as did Psalms 97:1-12. "The Lord reigneth." let the people tremble: he sits between the cherubims; let the earth be moved (Psalms 99:1). Now the cherubims...
Daniel 4:34; Daniel 4:35; Hebrews 12:22; Isaiah 12:6; Isaiah 14:32;...