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Psalms 99:5

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Exalt the LORD our God, and worship at His footstool; He is holy!
Psalms 99:5 · Berean Standard Bible
Parallel translations
  • WEB Exalt Yahweh our God. Worship at his footstool. He is Holy!
  • KJV Exalt ye the LORD our God, and worship at his footstool; for he is holy.
  • NKJV Exalt the Lord our God, And worship at His footstool— He is holy.
  • NASB Exalt the Lord our God And worship at His footstool; Holy is He.
  • NLT Exalt the Lord our God! Bow low before his feet, for he is holy!

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Quick answer

Exalt the LORD and worship at His footstool, for He is holy. Worship is the right response to His holiness.

Overview

The call to worship at God's footstool refers to bowing before His throne or temple, where His presence dwelt. The repeated declaration 'He is holy' grounds this reverence in God's transcendent purity. Believers now worship the holy God with confidence through Christ, who opened the way into His presence.

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 15

  • Ps 132:7Let us go to His dwelling place; let us worship at His footstool.
  • Isa 66:1This is what the LORD says: “Heaven is My throne, and earth is My footstool. What kind of house will you build for Me? Or where will My place of repose be?
  • Exod 15:2The LORD is my strength and my song, and He has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise Him, my father’s God, and I will exalt Him.
  • Ps 108:5Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; may Your glory cover all the earth.
  • Ps 34:3Magnify the LORD with me; let us exalt His name together.
  • Isa 12:4and on that day you will say: “Give praise to the LORD; proclaim His name! Make His works known among the peoples; declare that His name is exalted.
  • Isa 25:1O LORD, You are my God! I will exalt You; I will praise Your name. For You have worked wonders—plans formed long ago—in perfect faithfulness.
  • Ps 99:3Let them praise Your great and awesome name—He is holy!
  • Ps 99:9Exalt the LORD our God and worship at His holy mountain, for the LORD our God is holy.
  • Ps 21:13Be exalted, O LORD, in Your strength; we will sing and praise Your power.
  • Lev 19:2“Speak to the whole congregation of Israel and tell them: Be holy because I, the LORD your God, am holy.
  • 1 Chr 28:2Then King David rose to his feet and said, “Listen to me, my brothers and my people. It was in my heart to build a house as a resting place for the ark of the covenant of the LORD and as a footstool for our God. I had made preparations to build it,
  • Ps 118:28You are my God, and I will give You thanks. You are my God, and I will exalt You.
  • Ps 107:32Let them exalt Him in the assembly of the people and praise Him in the council of the elders.
  • Hos 11:7My people are bent on turning from Me. Though they call to the Most High, He will by no means exalt them.

Themes, concepts, people & topics

Topics (3)
PRAISESTOOLWORSHIP

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Commentaries & study tools

  • VideoBibleProject — Psalms videosBibleProject · Lay · Free · evangelical

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  • CommentaryEnduring Word — verse-by-verseDavid Guzik · Lay · Free · evangelical

    Clear, readable, conservative exposition — the best free place to start on any passage.

  • CommentaryClassic commentaries for this verseBibleHub (20+ works) · Pastoral · Free

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  • CommentaryMatthew Henry on PsalmsMatthew Henry · Pastoral · Free · evangelical

    The beloved Puritan exposition of this whole book — warm, devotional, and verse by verse (free, CCEL).

  • ReferenceInterlinear, lexicon & Strong'sBlue Letter Bible · Seminary · Free

    Hebrew/Greek interlinear, word definitions, and cross-references for this verse.

Christ at the center

The Psalms are Christ's own prayer book and a gallery of his portraits — the suffering one of Psalm 22, the risen Lord of Psalm 16, the priest-king of Psalm 110, the Son to whom the nations are given.

How Psalms 99:5 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.

Original language

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Exaltרוּםye the LORDיְהֹוָהour Godאֱלֹהִיםand worshipשָׁחָהat his footstoolרֶגֶלfor he is holyקָדוֹשׁ
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