Thou answeredst them, O LORD our God: thou wast a God that forgavest them, though thou tookest vengeance of their inventions.
Ver. 8. Thou wast a God, &c.] A sin pardoning God, Nehemiah 9:17. So thou wast to them under the law, so thou wilt be to those under the gospel.
Though thou tookest, &c.] Though Moses might not enter for his unbelief, and Samuel smarted for indulging his sons.
Verse Psalms 99:8. _THOU - FORGAVEST THEM_] When the people had sinned, and wrath was about to descend on them, Moses and Aaron interceded for them, and they were not destroyed. _TOOKEST VENGEANCE O...
THOU ANSWEREDST THEM, O LORD OUR GOD - The reference here is to God as “our” God; that is, the language used by those who now worship him is designed to give encouragement in approaching his throne. T...
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...
THEM. Moses and Aaron. GOD. Hebrew El. App-4. IV THEM... THEIR. the People. TOOKEST VENGEANCE. Compare Numbers 20:12.Deuteronomy 3:26; Psalms 106:32;...
THOU ANSWEREDST THEM, &C.— Fenwick renders this verse thus: Them, Lord our God, thou didst accept; Through them thou didst forbear, and mercy grant, Though thy just vengeance had the people seiz'd. T...
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...
Moses and Aaron among his priests, and Samuel among them that call upon his name; they called upon the LORD, and he answered them. -Admonition to Israel, literal and spiritual, to be instructed by...
Psalms 90:106 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ GOD... HE IS *HOLY! PSALMS 99 (THE SIXTH AND LAST *ROYAL PSALM) Jesus prayed (to God), "*Holy Father". ...
THOU TOOKEST VENGEANCE OF THEIR INVENTIONS (or, _works_). — This does not refer to the personages just mentioned but to the people at large. The train of thought is as follows: — “There are great sain...
יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵינוּ֮ אַתָּ֪ה עֲנִ֫יתָ֥ם אֵ֣ל נֹ֭שֵׂא...
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...
Thou answeredst them, O LORD our God: thou wast a God that forgavest them, though thou tookest vengeance of (e) their inventions. (e) The more liberally God deals with his people, the more he punishe...
Perhaps this is particularly added concerning those eminently gracious men, to show us, that notwithstanding the sanctity of their character, they were men of like passions with ourselves. Therefore t...
_PARDON WITH PUNISHMENT_ Thou wast a God that forgavest them, though Thou tookest vengeance of their inventions.’ Psalms 99:8 The truths that lie in the text are these: pardon and retribution are ev...
8._O Jehovah our God _The prophet here reminds them that God had heard their prayers because his grace and their piety harmonized. Consequently, encouraged by their exemplary success in prayer, their...
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...
THOU ANSWEREDST THEM, O LORD OUR GOD,.... This is repeated to show the certainty of it, and to encourage the people of God, in all ages, to pray unto him: THOU WAST A GOD THAT FORGAVEST THEM; even Mo...
_Thou answeredst them, O Lord_ Namely, the intercessors before mentioned. _Thou forgavest them_ Either, 1st, Moses and Aaron, who sinned, and whose sins God pardoned, yet so that he punished them with...
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...
Thou answeredst them, O Lord, our God; Thou wast a God that forgavest them, the entire people of the children of Israel, THOUGH THOU TOOKEST VENGEANCE OF THEIR INVENTIONS, punishing them for their mis...
6-9 The happiness of Israel is made out by referring to the most useful governors of that people. They in every thing made God's word and law their rule, knowing that they could not else expect that...
ANSWEREDST THEM; the intercessors before mentioned. Forgavest them; either, 1. Moses and Aaron, who did sin, and whose sins God did pardon, yet so that he did punish them with exclusion from the land...
Psalms 99:8 answered H6030 (H8804) LORD H3068 God H430 God-Who-Forgives H410 H5375 (H8802) vengeance H5358 ...
Psalms 99:8 The truths that lie in the text are these: pardon and retribution are ever united. They spring from one source of holy love, and they ought to become to us the occasions of solemn and tha...
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...
_Thou wast a God that forgavest them, though Thou tookest vengeance of their inventions._ PARDON WITH PUNISHMENT A very great and grave mistake about the whole relations of forgiveness and retributio...
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,...
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 99:6 These verses explore the wonder of being God’s people, whom he actually welcomes into his presence. In mentioning MOSES, AARON, and SAMUEL, the psalm remind
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 99:8 God is a FORGIVING GOD, as he himself says in Exodus 34:7. His people, even the best of THEM (Moses, Aaron, and Samuel
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...
Deuteronomy 3:26; Deuteronomy 9:19; Deuteronomy 9:20; Ecclesiastes 7:29;...
Them — The intercessors before mentioned. Forgavest — The people for whom they prayed, so far as not to inflict that total destruction upon them which they deserved;...