Psalms 99
1 LORD to reign to tremble people to dwell cherub to shake [the] land: country/planet
Yahweh is the [supreme] king, so [all] the people-groups should tremble ([in his presence/in front of him])! He sits on his throne [in the temple] above the [statues of] winged creatures, [so] the earth should quake/shake!
2 LORD in/on/with Zion great: large and to exalt he/she/it upon all [the] people
Yahweh is a mighty [king] in Jerusalem; [but] he is [also] the supreme ruler of all people-groups.
3 to give thanks name your great: large and to fear: revere holy he/she/it
[So] they should praise him because he is very great/powerful; and he is holy!
4 and strength king justice to love: lover you(m. s.) to establish: establish uprightness justice and righteousness in/on/with Jacob you(m. s.) to make: do
He is a mighty king who (loves/is pleased with) what is just/right; he has acted justly and fairly [DOU] in Israel.
5 to exalt LORD God our and to bow to/for footstool foot his holy he/she/it
Praise Yahweh our God! Worship him [in front of the Sacred Chest in his temple] [MTY], where he rules people. He is holy!
6 Moses and Aaron in/on/with priest his and Samuel in/on/with to call: call to name his to call: call to to(wards) LORD and he/she/it to answer them
Moses and Aaron were two of his priests; Samuel also was someone who prayed to him. Those [three] cried out to Yahweh [to help them], and he answered them.
7 in/on/with pillar cloud to speak: speak to(wards) them to keep: obey testimony his and statute: decree to give: give to/for them
He spoke to Moses and Aaron from the cloud [that was like a huge] pillar; they obeyed [all] the laws and commandments [DOU] that he gave to them.
8 LORD God our you(m. s.) to answer them God to lift: forgive to be to/for them and to avenge upon wantonness their
Yahweh, our God, you answered [your people] [when they cried out to you to help them]; you are a God who forgave them [for those sins that they had committed], even though you punished them for the things that they did that are wrong.
9 to exalt LORD God our and to bow to/for mountain: mount holiness his for holy LORD God our
Praise Yahweh, our God, and worship him [at the temple] on his sacred hill; [it is right to do that] because Yahweh, our God, is holy!
