Psalm 99 - Worship at God's Holy Hill

Moses, Aaron, and Samuel are named as examples of prayers God answered.

Psalms 99: The LORD Reigneth, Let the People Tremble

Psalm 99 closes out the run of enthronement psalms, opening 'the LORD reigneth; let the people tremble: he sitteth between the cherubims,' continuing directly from Psalms 98's celebration of victory.


The LORD reigns; let the nations tremble! He is enthroned above the cherubim; let the earth quake!

Great is the LORD in Zion; He is exalted above all the peoples.

Let them praise Your great and awesome name— He is holy!

The mighty King loves justice. You have established equity; You have exercised justice and righteousness in Jacob.

Exalt the LORD our God, and worship at His footstool; He is holy!

Moses and Aaron were among His priests; Samuel was among those who called on His name. They called to the LORD and He answered.

He spoke to them from the pillar of cloud; they kept His decrees and the statutes He gave them.

O LORD our God, You answered them. You were a forgiving God to them, yet an avenger of their misdeeds.

Exalt the LORD our God and worship at His holy mountain, for the LORD our God is holy.

It specifically recalls Moses, Aaron, and Samuel as priests who 'called upon the LORD, and he answered them,' urging readers to 'worship at his footstool,' language paralleled in <a href="/bible/bsb/psalms/chapter-132/7">Psalms 132:7</a>. The call to worship at God's holy hill leads straight into the joyful <a href="/bible/bsb/psalms/chapter-100">Psalms 100</a>.