Psalms 99

1 The Lord is king; let the nations tremble: he is throned upon cherubs; let earth quake.

The Lord is King; let the peoples be in fear: his seat is on the winged ones; let the earth be moved.

2 The Lord is great in Zion, he is high over all the nations.

The Lord is great in Zion; he is high over all the nations.

3 Let them praise your great and terrible name. Holy is he.

Let them give praise to your name, for it is great and to be feared; holy is he.

4 You are a king who loves justice, equity you have established: justice and right you have wrought for Jacob.

The king's power is used for righteousness; you give true decisions, judging rightly in the land of Jacob.

5 Exalt the Lord our God, bow down at his footstool. Holy is he.

Give high honour to the Lord our God, worshipping at his feet; holy is he.

6 Among his priests were Moses and Aaron, Samuel among those who called on his name. They called to the Lord, and he gave them answer.

Moses and Aaron among his priests, and Samuel among those who gave honour to his name; they made prayers to the Lord, and he gave answers to them.

7 He spoke to them in the pillar of cloud, they kept his commands and the statute he gave them.

His voice came to them from the pillar of cloud; they kept his witness, and the law which he gave them.

8 Lord our God, you gave them answer. A God of forgiveness were you to them, who suffered their deeds to go unpunished.

You gave them an answer, O Lord our God; you took away their sin, though you gave them punishment for their wrongdoing.

9 Exalt the Lord our God; bow down at his holy mountain. For holy is the Lord our God.

Give high honour to the Lord our God, worshipping with your faces turned to his holy hill; for the Lord our God is holy.