Psalms

The Psalter is Israel’s hymnbook: lament, praise, thanksgiving, royal psalms, and wisdom. It trains the heart to speak to God in trouble and in joy, and it points ahead to the Messiah.

Author: David and others
Date: c. 1400–400 BC
Theme: Prayers and songs for every season of the life of faith.
Key verses: Psalm 23; Psalm 51; Psalm 119:105
Young's Literal Translation

Psalms 99

1Jehovah hath reigned, peoples tremble, The Inhabitant of the cherubs, the earth shaketh. 2Jehovah in Zion is great, And high He is over all the peoples. 3They praise Thy name, `Great, and fearful, holy it is.' 4And the strength of the king Hath loved judgment, Thou--Thou hast established uprightness; Judgment and righteousness in Jacob, Thou--Thou hast done. 5Exalt ye Jehovah our God, And bow yourselves at His footstool, holy is He. 6Moses and Aaron among His priests, And Samuel among those proclaiming His name. They are calling unto Jehovah, And He doth answer them. 7In a pillar of cloud He speaketh unto them, They have kept His testimonies, And the statute He hath given to them. 8O Jehovah, our God, Thou hast afflicted them, A God forgiving Thou hast been to them, And taking vengeance on their actions. 9Exalt ye Jehovah our God, And bow yourselves at His holy hill, For holy is Jehovah our God!

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