Read Psalms 99 in the King James Bible (opens in a new tab)
Psalm 99 exalts the LORD as the sovereign King whose reign causes the nations to tremble, because His rule is holy and unshakable. He loves justice and establishes what is right, not by human preference but by righteous judgment. The psalm calls God’s people to worship Him with reverent fear—at His “footstool”—because approaching the Holy One is never casual. It remembers that the LORD answered faithful intercessors (like Moses, Aaron, and Samuel), proving He is near to those who call on Him in truth. Yet it also warns that God’s forgiveness does not erase His discipline: He pardons, but He also corrects iniquity. The chapter ends where it began—worship the LORD, because His holiness is the center of everything.
Psalms 99:1 - 99:9
1 The Lord reigneth; let the people tremble: he sitteth [between] the cherubims; let the earth be moved.
2 The Lord [is] great in Zion; and he [is] high above all the people.
3 Let them praise thy great and terrible name; [for] it [is] holy.
4 The king’s strength also loveth judgment; thou dost establish equity, thou executest judgment and righteousness in Jacob.
5 Exalt ye the Lord our God, and worship at his footstool; [for] he [is] holy.
6 Moses and Aaron among his priests, and Samuel among them that call upon his name; they called upon the Lord, and he answered them.
7 He spake unto them in the cloudy pillar: they kept his testimonies, and the ordinance [that] he gave them.
8 Thou answeredst them, O Lord our God: thou wast a God that forgavest them, though thou tookest vengeance of their inventions.
9 Exalt the Lord our God, and worship at his holy hill; for the Lord our God [is] holy.