Psalms Chapter 99
Showing all 9 verses for Psalms Chapter 99.
The People's Bible is written by people, for the people. Each verse below shows:
"The LORD reigneth; let the people tremble: he sitheth between the cherubims; let the earth be moved. "
"The LORD rules as king - let the people feel a shiver of awe. He is enthroned above the cherubim (winged guardian figures); let the whole earth shake."
I want you to feel small sometimes - not crushed, but rightly sized. Awe keeps you honest about your place in the world and stops you thinking you're the centre of everything.
"The LORD is great in Zion; and he is high above all the people. "
"The LORD is great in Zion (Jerusalem); he is exalted above all peoples and nations."
You can meet what matters most in ordinary, specific places - your own life, your own routines - and still be touching something that reaches everyone. You don't need to go somewhere exotic to find meaning.
"Let them praise thy great and terrible name; for it is holy. "
"Let everyone praise your great and awe-inspiring name, because it is holy - set apart, sacred, unlike anything else."
Some things deserve genuine reverence rather than casual handling. Learning to be still and impressed by something bigger than yourself is part of growing up emotionally, not a weakness.
"The king’s strength also loveth judgment; thou dost establish equity, thou executest judgment and righteousness in Jacob. "
"The king's strength is bound up with loving justice; you establish fairness, you carry out justice and right dealing among Jacob's people (Israel)."
If you ever hold power over anyone - as a parent, a boss, a friend someone leans on - let it be shaped by fairness, not by what benefits you. That's what makes strength trustworthy rather than frightening.
"Exalt ye the LORD our God, and worship at his footstool; for he is holy. "
"Exalt the LORD our God, and bow down at his footstool, because he is holy."
Bowing - literally or metaphorically - isn't weakness. It's honesty about not being the biggest thing in the room. Practise that humility and gratitude will come more easily than entitlement.
"Moses and Aaron among his priests, and Samuel among them that call upon his name; they called upon the LORD, and he answered them. "
"Moses and Aaron were among his priests, and Samuel among those who called on his name; they called on the LORD, and he answered them."
Look to people who've walked this road before you - who prayed, doubted, asked, and found something answered them. You're not the first to reach out into what feels like silence, and you won't be the last.
"He spake unto them in the cloudy pillar: they kept his testimonies, and the ordinance that he gave them. "
"He spoke to them from the pillar of cloud; they kept his commands and the laws he gave them."
Real respect for something shows up in how you live day to day, not just in what you say you believe. If something moves you, let it actually change your habits.
"Thou answeredst them, O LORD our God: thou wast a God that forgavest them, though thou tookest vengeance of their inventions. "
"You answered them, LORD our God - you were a God who forgave them, even while holding them accountable for the wrongs and schemes they came up with."
Being forgiven doesn't erase every consequence of what you did, and that's not unfair - it's honest. Own your mistakes fully; don't expect forgiveness to mean nothing ever changes because of them.
"Exalt the LORD our God, and worship at his holy hill; for the LORD our God is holy. "
"Exalt the LORD our God, and worship at his holy hill (Mount Zion), because the LORD our God is holy."
End where you began: when something is genuinely good and beyond you, keep coming back to appreciate it rather than taking it for granted after the first impression fades.