Mazmur 99
1 TUHAN adalah Raja; bangsa-bangsa gemetar. Ia bertakhta di atas kerub, bumi berguncang.
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 TUHAN sangat berkuasa di Sion; Ia agung mengatasi segala bangsa.
Yahweh is a mighty [king] in Jerusalem; [but] he is [also] the supreme ruler of all people-groups.
3 Biarlah mereka memuji nama-Nya yang luhur mulia. Kuduslah Ia!
[So] they should praise him because he is very great/powerful; and he is holy!
4 Kekuasaan bagi-Mu, Raja yang mencintai hukum; Engkau telah menegakkan kebenaran; Engkau menjalankan hukum dan keadilan di Israel.
He is a mighty king who (loves/is pleased with) what is just/right; he has acted justly and fairly [DOU] in Israel.
5 Luhurkanlah TUHAN Allah kita, sujudlah di depan takhta-Nya. Kuduslah Ia!
Praise Yahweh our God! Worship him [in front of the Sacred Chest in his temple] [MTY], where he rules people. He is holy!
6 Musa dan Harun termasuk imam-imam-Nya, Samuel salah seorang yang berdoa kepada-Nya. Mereka berseru kepada TUHAN, dan Ia memberi jawaban.
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 Dari tiang awan Ia berbicara kepada mereka, mereka taat kepada semua hukum dan perintah-Nya.
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 Ya TUHAN Allah kami, Engkau menjawab umat-Mu; bagi mereka Engkau Allah yang suka mengampuni, walaupun mereka Kauhukum karena kesalahan mereka.
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 Luhurkanlah TUHAN Allah kita, dan sembahlah Dia di bukit-Nya yang suci, sebab kuduslah TUHAN Allah kita.
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!
