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King James Version

Psalms 99:2

The Lord is great in Zion; and he is high above all the people.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Church;   Jesus, the Christ;   The Topic Concordance - God;   Greatness;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Worship;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Israel;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Justice;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Holiness;   Psalms;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Psalms the book of;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Sanctification;  

Devotionals:

- Every Day Light - Devotion for February 28;  

Parallel Translations

New Living Translation
The Lord sits in majesty in Jerusalem, exalted above all the nations.
English Revised Version
The LORD is great in Zion; and he is high above all the peoples.
Update Bible Version
Yahweh is great in Zion; And he is high above all the peoples.
New Century Version
The Lord in Jerusalem is great; he is supreme over all the peoples.
New English Translation
The Lord is elevated in Zion; he is exalted over all the nations.
Webster's Bible Translation
The LORD [is] great in Zion; and he [is] high above all people.
World English Bible
Yahweh is great in Zion. He is high above all the peoples.
Amplified Bible
The LORD is great in Zion, And He is exalted and magnified above all the peoples.
English Standard Version
The Lord is great in Zion; he is exalted over all the peoples.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
The Lord is greet in Sion; and hiy aboue alle puplis.
Berean Standard Bible
Great is the LORD in Zion; He is exalted above all the peoples.
Contemporary English Version
You are praised in Zion, and you control all nations.
American Standard Version
Jehovah is great in Zion; And he is high above all the peoples.
Bible in Basic English
The Lord is great in Zion; he is high over all the nations.
Complete Jewish Bible
Adonai is great in Tziyon; he is high above all the peoples.
Darby Translation
Jehovah is great in Zion, and he is high above all the peoples.
Easy-to-Read Version
The Lord in Zion is great! He is the great leader over all people.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
The LORD is great in Zion; and He is high above all the peoples.
King James Version (1611)
The Lord is great in Zion: and he is high aboue all people.
New Life Bible
The Lord is great in Zion. And He is honored above all people.
New Revised Standard
The Lord is great in Zion; he is exalted over all the peoples.
Geneva Bible (1587)
The Lord is great in Zion, and he is high aboue all the people.
George Lamsa Translation
The LORD is great in Zion; he is high above all the people.
Good News Translation
The Lord is mighty in Zion; he is supreme over all the nations.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Yahweh, in Zion, is great, And, high, is he over all the peoples.
Douay-Rheims Bible
(98-2) The lord is great in Sion, and high above all people.
Revised Standard Version
The LORD is great in Zion; he is exalted over all the peoples.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
God is great in Sion: and high aboue all people.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
The Lord is great in Sion, and is high over all the people.
Christian Standard Bible®
The Lord is great in Zion;he is exalted above all the peoples.
Hebrew Names Version
The LORD is great in Tziyon. He is high above all the peoples.
Lexham English Bible
Yahweh is great in Zion, and he is exalted over all the peoples.
Literal Translation
Jehovah is great in Zion; and He is high above all the peoples.
Young's Literal Translation
Jehovah in Zion [is] great, And high He [is] over all the peoples.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The LORDE is greate in Sion, & hye aboue all people.
New American Standard Bible
The LORD is great in Zion, And He is exalted above all the peoples.
New King James Version
The LORD is great in Zion, And He is high above all the peoples.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
The Lord is great in Zion, And He is exalted above all the peoples.
Legacy Standard Bible
Yahweh is great in Zion,And He is exalted above all the peoples.

Contextual Overview

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.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

great: Psalms 48:1-3, Psalms 50:2, Psalms 76:1, Psalms 76:2, Isaiah 12:6, Isaiah 14:32, Hebrews 12:22-24, Revelation 14:1-5

high: Psalms 66:7, Psalms 97:9, Daniel 4:34, Daniel 4:35, James 4:6, James 4:7

Reciprocal: Psalms 113:4 - high Psalms 147:5 - Great Isaiah 33:13 - ye that are near

Gill's Notes on the Bible

The Lord is great in Zion,.... Where the temple stood, and into which Christ came as the proprietor of it, and gave it a greater glory by his presence than the first temple had; here he preached his doctrines, wrought many of his miracles; here he poured forth the Spirit on his apostles; and from hence went forth his Gospel into all the world: or in Zion, that is, in his church, and among his people; here he grants his gracious presence, and bestows the blessings of his goodness; and shows himself to be great and glorious in his person, offices, and operations; see Psalms 98:1,

and he is high above all people; as God, he is the Creator of them all; in whom they live, move, and have their being, and so must be above them all; as Mediator, he is the Saviour of his own people, and exalted to be so unto them; as King, he is higher than the kings of the earth, and therefore must be above all the rest of the inhabitants of it; he is higher than the heavens, and the angels there, and therefore he must be higher than the earth, and they that dwell in it; he is highly exalted above every name that is named in this world, or in that to come.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The Lord is great in Zion - Compare Psalms 95:3. The meaning here is, not that God is “absolutely” great - which is indeed true - but that there is a sense in which he has shown himself great “in Zion;” that is, in his manifestations toward his own people. He has evinced power in their behalf; he has interposed for them in times of danger; he has so discomfited their enemies as to show that he is a great God - a God worthy to be adored.

And he is high above all the people - Above all the nations. He has them under his control. He rules over all. The God who rules in Zion also rules all the nations of the earth; and his people, therefore, have special occasion to praise him.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Psalms 99:2. The Lord is great in Zion — It is among his own worshippers that he has manifested his power and glory in an especial manner. There he is known, and there he is worthily magnified.


 
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