Psalm 99

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Psalm 99 is a biblical hymn in the Book of Psalms that exalts God’s holiness and kingship, often recited in Jewish liturgy.

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Psalm 99 canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf biblical psalm
liturgical text
religious hymn
addressedTo the LORD
surface form: God of Israel
attributedTo traditionally David (in some traditions)
canonicalStatus part of Catholic Old Testament canon
part of Eastern Orthodox Old Testament canon
part of Jewish canon
part of Protestant Old Testament canon
containsImperative “Exalt the Lord our God” (or equivalent in translations)
“Let the peoples tremble” (or equivalent in translations)
“Worship at his footstool” (or equivalent in translations)
genre enthronement psalm
hymn of praise
keyConcept God as king over all peoples
God enthroned between the cherubim
God’s love of justice
God’s responsiveness to prayer
call to praise God’s great and awesome name
language Biblical Hebrew
liturgicalUse Christian liturgy
Jewish liturgy
mentions Aaron
Moses
Samuel
Zion
openingWordsEnglish The Lord reigns
openingWordsHebrewTransliteration Adonai malakh
partOf Psalms
surface form: Book of Psalms

Tanakh
surface form: Hebrew Bible

Tanakh
surface form: Old Testament
positionInBook 99
primaryTheme divine kingship
holiness of God
justice and righteousness
reverence for God
refrainTheme “He is holy”
religiousTradition Christianity
Judaism
structureFeature references to historical leaders of Israel
repeated acclamation of God’s holiness
subjectOf biblical commentaries
liturgical music settings
scholarly exegesis
theologicalEmphasis God’s holiness distinguished from human sinfulness
mediating role of priests and prophets
tradition Masoretic Text numbering: Psalm 99
Septuagint/Vulgate numbering: Psalm 98
usedIn Kabbalat Shabbat
surface form: Kabbalat Shabbat (some rites)

weekday Jewish prayers (selected verses, some rites)

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Kabbalat Shabbat includes Psalm 99