Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary
Psalms 99:3
Them, to wit, all people, last mentioned. For it is holy; for it is not only great, but holy, and therefore most praise-worthy.
Them, to wit, all people, last mentioned. For it is holy; for it is not only great, but holy, and therefore most praise-worthy.
Verse Psalms 99:3. _LET THEM PRAISE THY GREAT AND TERRIBLE NAME_] Let them confess thee to be great and terrible: let them tremble before thee. FOR _IT_ IS _HOLY._] קדוש הוא _kadosh hu_. As this not...
LET THEM PRAISE THY GREAT AND TERRIBLE NAME - The word rendered “terrible” means “to be feared or reverenced;” that is, his name - his being - he himself - is suited to inspire awe and reverence. The...
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...
HOLY. See notes on Psalms 93:1; Psalms 93:5 and Exodus 3:5....
LET THEM, &C.— _They shall praise, they shall do homage to thy great and terrible name, because it is holy:_ Green adds, _and powerful,_ from the next verse, which he renders thus: _The king loveth ju...
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...
Let them praise thy great and terrible name; for it is holy. LET THEM (NAMELY, 'ALL THE PEOPLES') PRAISE THY GREAT AND TERRIBLE NAME - prophetic of what shall be; therefore put imperatively, becaus...
99:3 praise (b-3) Or 'thank.' holy! (c-12) _ Kadosh_ . see Psalms 16:3 ....
Psalms 90:106 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ GOD... HE IS *HOLY! PSALMS 99 (THE SIXTH AND LAST *ROYAL PSALM) Jesus prayed (to God), "*Holy Father". ...
GREAT AND TERRIBLE NAME. — The rabbins see here the mystic tetragrammaton, whose pronunciation was kept so secret. FOR IT IS HOLY. — This is grammatically possible, but as Psalms 99:5; Psalms 99:9 rep...
יֹוד֣וּ שִׁ֭מְךָ גָּדֹ֥ול וְ נֹורָ֗א קָדֹ֥ושׁ...
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...
Let them (b) praise thy great and terrible name; [for] it [is] holy. (b) Though the wicked rage against God, the godly will praise his Name and mighty power....
_Not. St. Jerome seems to have read lu for lo, and translates, "and we are his," which Houbigant follows. But the Vulgate gives a very necessary instruction, as some might perhaps forget that God pres...
I do not presume to speak decidedly upon this, or any other part of the divine word. As one indeed treading holy ground, I would put off the shoes from my feet. But I would humbly ask, is not this cal...
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...
LET THEM PRAISE THY GREAT AND TERRIBLE NAME,.... All people, especially the Lord's people; those that dwell in Zion, where his name is great, in high esteem, venerable, and valued; as his name Jesus,...
Let them praise thy great and terrible name; [for] it [is] holy. _Ver 3. Let them praise thy great and terrible name_] _Nomen illud maiestativum._ Some hereby understand the name Jehovah, of which Jo...
_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...
PRAISE OF THE MESSIAH, THE THRICE HOLY. The psalmist, in this hymn of praise which fits so well into this series, sets forth the merciful government of God, particularly as exercised in and for His C...
Let them praise Thy great and terrible name, the awe-inspiring revelation of His majesty; FOR IT IS HOLY, emphatic in the Hebrew: "Holy is He," this being one line from the wonderful seraphic hymn, Is...
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...
Psalms 99:3 praise H3034 (H8686) great H1419 awesome H3372 (H8737) holy H6918 thy great - Psalms 6
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 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...
1 Samuel 2:2; Deuteronomy 28:58; Deuteronomy 7:21; Isaiah 6:3;...
Them — All people....