< Psalms 99 >
1 YHWH has reigned, peoples tremble, The Inhabitant of the cherubim, the earth shakes.
Yahweh reigns; let the nations tremble. He sits enthroned above the cherubim; the earth quakes.
2 YHWH [is] great in Zion, And He [is] high over all the peoples.
Yahweh is great in Zion; he is exalted above all the nations.
3 They praise Your Name, “Great, and fearful, [it] is holy!”
Let them praise your great and awesome name; he is holy.
4 And the strength of the king Has loved judgment, You have established uprightness; Judgment and righteousness in Jacob, You have done.
The king is strong, and he loves justice. You have established fairness; you have done righteousness and justice in Jacob.
5 Exalt our God YHWH, And bow yourselves at His footstool, He [is] holy.
Praise Yahweh our God and worship at his footstool. He is holy.
6 Moses and Aaron among His priests, And Samuel among those proclaiming His Name. They are calling to YHWH, And He answers them.
Moses and Aaron were among his priests, and Samuel was among those who called on his name. They called to Yahweh, and he answered them.
7 He speaks to them in a pillar of cloud, They have kept His testimonies, And He has given the statute to them.
He spoke to them from the pillar of cloud. They kept his solemn commands and the statutes that he gave them.
8 O YHWH, our God, You have afflicted them, You have been a forgiving God to them, And taking vengeance on their actions.
You answered them, Yahweh our God. A forgiving God you were to them, but one who punished their sinful deeds.
9 Exalt our God YHWH, And bow yourselves at His holy hill, For our God YHWH [is] holy!
Praise Yahweh our God, and worship at his holy hill, for Yahweh our God is holy.