PSALM XCIX _The empire of God in the world and the Church_, 1, 2. _He ought to be praised_, 3. _Justice and judgment are his chief glory_, 4. _He should be worshipped as among the saints of old, whom he_ _graciously answered and saved_, 5-8. _Exalt him because he is holy_, 9. NOTES ON PSALM X... [ Continue Reading ]
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 magnified.... [ Continue Reading ]
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 only ends this verse but the _fifth_ also, and in effect the _ninth_, it seems to be a species of _c... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Psalms 99:4. _THE KING'S STRENGTH_] If this Psalm were written by David, he must mean by it that he was God's _vicegerent_ or _deputy_, and that, even as king, God was _his strength_, and the _pattern_ according to which equity, judgment, and righteousness should be executed in Jacob.... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Psalms 99:5. _WORSHIP AT HIS FOOTSTOOL_] Probably meaning the _ark_ on which the Divine glory was manifested. Sometimes the _earth_ is called God's _footstool_, Matthew 5:35; Isaiah 66:1; sometimes _Jerusalem_; sometimes the _temple_, Lamentations 2:1; sometimes the _tabernacle_, Psalms 32:7;... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Psalms 99:6. _MOSES AND AARON_] As Moses and Aaron among the priests, and as Samuel among the prophets, worshipped God in humility, gratitude, and the spirit of obedience, and received the strongest tokens of the Divine favour; so worship ye the Lord, that he may bless, support, and save you.... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Psalms 99:7. _HE SPAKE UNTO THEM IN THE CLOUDY PILLAR_] That is, he directed all their operations, marchings, and encampments by this cloudy pillar. See Exodus 33:9. _THEY KEPT HIS TESTIMONIES_] Do ye the same, and God will be _your_ portion as he was _theirs_.... [ Continue Reading ]
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 OF THEIR INVENTIONS._] God spared them, but showed his displeasure at their misdoings. He chastised, b... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Psalms 99:9. _WORSHIP AT HIS HOLY HILL_] Worship him _publicly_ in the _temple_. _FOR THE LORD OUR GOD_ IS _HOLY._] The words of the _chorus_; as in the _third_ and _fifth_ verses. ANALYSIS OF THE NINETY-NINTH PSALM There are _two_ parts in this Psalm: - I. A description of the kingdom of... [ Continue Reading ]