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Psalms 99:1 open_in_new
The LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4.
reigneth. hath taken. kingdom. See note on Psalms 93:1.
people. peoples.
cherubims. See App-41. The Psalm was therefore written while the Ark was in existence.
the earth. The subject of Book IV. See notes on p. 809.
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Psalms 99:2 open_in_new
Zion. See App-68.
the people. the peoples. Authorized Version, 1611, omitted "the".
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Psalms 99:3 open_in_new
holy. See notes on Psalms 93:1; Psalms 93:5 and Exodus 3:5.
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Psalms 99:4 open_in_new
judgment and righteousness. See 2 Samuel 8:15 and 1 Chronicles 18:14. Compare with 1 Kings 10:9.
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Psalms 99:5 open_in_new
God. Hebrew. Elohim. App-4.
He. Compare Psalms 99:3 and Psalms 99:9, and see note on Psalms 93:1; Psalms 93:5.
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Psalms 99:6 open_in_new
Moses. He was the grandson of Levi, and exercised priestly functions before Aaron (Exodus 24:6-8); even consecrating him (Exodus 28). He and Aaron are both included "among His priests".
Samuel. Compare 1 Samuel 7:9 1 Samuel 7:10. 1 Samuel 12:18.
They called. Omit "They", which obscures the sense, by leaving Moses and Aaron without. predicate. Compare Exodus 15:25; Exodus 32:11-14; Exodus 33:12-14.Numbers 11:2; Numbers 21:7; Deuteronomy 9:20; Deuteronomy 9:26; Psalms 106:23.
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Psalms 99:7 open_in_new
unto them: i.e. to Moses and Aaron.
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Psalms 99:8 open_in_new
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; Psalms 106:33.