תהלים 99:1

Hebrew Modern Translation

יהוה מלך ירגזו עמים ישב כרובים תנוט הארץ׃

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Aleppo Codex
מלך ירגזו עמים ישב כרובים תנוט הארץ

Biblia Hebrica Stuttgartensia (1967/77)
יְהוָ֣ה מָ֭לָךְ יִרְגְּז֣וּ עַמִּ֑ים יֹשֵׁ֥ב כְּ֝רוּבִ֗ים תָּנ֥וּט הָאָֽרֶץ ׃

Westminster Leningrad Codex
יְהוָה מָלָךְ יִרְגְּזוּ עַמִּים יֹשֵׁב כְּרוּבִים תָּנוּט הָאָֽרֶץ ׃

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Lord: Psalms 2:6, Psalms 93:1, Psalms 96:10, Psalms 97:1, Luke 19:12, Luke 19:14, Revelation 11:17

people: Psalms 2:11, Psalms 2:12, Psalms 21:8, Psalms 21:9, Psalms 97:4, Luke 19:27, Philippians 2:12

he sitteth: Psalms 18:10, Psalms 80:1, Exodus 25:22, Ezekiel 10:1-22

earth: Psalms 82:5, *marg. Jeremiah 4:24, Jeremiah 5:22, Jeremiah 49:21, Jeremiah 50:46, Revelation 6:14, Revelation 20:11

be moved: Heb. stagger, Isaiah 19:14, Isaiah 24:19, Isaiah 24:20

Reciprocal: Genesis 3:24 - Cherubims 1 Samuel 4:4 - which dwelleth 2 Samuel 22:11 - a cherub 1 Kings 8:6 - under the wings 2 Kings 19:15 - dwellest 1 Chronicles 13:6 - that dwelleth 1 Chronicles 16:31 - The Lord 1 Chronicles 28:18 - the chariot 1 Chronicles 29:11 - thine is the Job 25:2 - Dominion Psalms 5:2 - my King Psalms 29:10 - King Psalms 47:8 - reigneth Psalms 145:11 - the glory Isaiah 37:16 - dwellest Isaiah 52:7 - Thy God Isaiah 64:2 - that the nations Ezekiel 10:6 - General Ezekiel 43:7 - the place of my throne Daniel 6:26 - tremble Acts 16:29 - and came Acts 24:25 - Felix Hebrews 9:5 - over Revelation 19:6 - for

Gill's Notes on the Bible

The Lord reigneth,.... The King Messiah, he is made and declared Lord and Christ; he has reigned, does reign, and ever will; see Psalms 93:1,

let the people tremble: with awe of his majesty, and reverence of his word and ordinances; rejoicing before him with trembling, as his own people and subjects do, Psalms 2:11, and so it agrees with Psalms 97:1, or it may be understood of the people that are enemies to Christ, who would not have him to reign, though he shall whether they will or not; and who will sooner or later tremble for fear of him, and his righteous judgment. Jarchi refers this to the war of Gog and Magog. The Septuagint, Vulgate Latin, and Arabic versions, render it, "let the people be angry"; or it may be rendered, "they are angry"; or "therefore they are angry"; because he reigns; so the people, both Jews and Gentiles, were angry and raged, when his kingdom was first visibly set up among them, Psalms 2:1, and so the nations will when he takes to himself his great power, and reigns, Revelation 11:18,

he sitteth [between] the cherubim; "upon" or "above", as the Septuagint, Vulgate Latin, and all the Oriental versions; alluding to the seat of the Shechinah, or divine Majesty, in the holy of holies; and respects either the exalted glory of Christ among the angels, and above them at the right hand of God, where they are subject to him, stand about him, ready to do his will; or rather his presence with his ministers of the word, who are the instruments of spreading his Gospel, and enlarging his kingdom and interest in the world; Revelation 11:18- :

let the earth be moved: not that itself out of its place, but the inhabitants of it; and these either with a sense of sin and duty, and become subject to Christ their King; or with wrath and indignation at him, or through fear of him, as before; Kimchi says, at the fall of Gog and Magog; it may be particularly understood of the land of Judea, and of the commotion in it, especially in Jerusalem, when the tidings were brought of the birth of the King Messiah, Matthew 2:1, or of the shaking and moving both of the civil and ecclesiastical state of the nation, and of the ruin of it; see Hebrews 12:26.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The Lord reigneth - The Lord, Yahweh, is king. See Psalms 93:1.

Let the people tremble - The Septuagint and the Latin Vulgate render this, “Let the people rage” - or, be angry: as if the idea were that God reigned, although the people were enraged, and were opposed to him. The true meaning of the word used here, however, is “tremble,” properly signifying to be moved, disturbed, disquieted, thrown into commotion; and then it may mean to be moved with anger, Proverbs 29:9; Isaiah 28:21; or with grief, 2 Samuel 18:33 : or with fear, Psalms 4:4; or with joy, Jeremiah 33:9. Hence, it means to be agitated or moved with fear or reverence; and it refers here to the reverence or awe which one has in the conscious presence of God.

He sitteth between the cherubims - See the notes at Psalms 80:1.

Let the earth be moved - Margin, “stagger.” The word means to move or quake. It occurs nowhere else. Compare the notes at Psalms 18:7. See also Habakkuk 3:6, Habakkuk 3:10.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

PSALM XCIX

The empire of God in the world and the Church, 1, 2.

He ought to be praised, 3.

Justice and judgment are his chief glory, 4.

He should be worshipped as among the saints of old, whom he

graciously answered and saved, 5-8.

Exalt him because he is holy, 9.

NOTES ON PSALM XCIX

The Hebrew and Chaldee have no title; all the versions but the Chaldee attribute it to David. The Syriac says it concerns "the slaughter of the Midianites which Moses and the children of Israel had taken captive; and is a prophecy concerning the glory of the kingdom of Christ." But the mention of Samuel shows that it cannot be referred to the time of Moses. Calmet thinks that it was sung at the dedication of the city, or of the second temple, after the return from the Babylonish captivity. Eight of Kennicott's and De Rossi's MSS. join it to the preceding psalm.

Verse Psalms 99:1. The Lord reigneth — Psalms 97:1.

Let the people tremble — He will establish his kingdom in spite of his enemies; let those who oppose him tremble for the consequences.

He sitteth between the cherubims — This is in reference to the ark, at each end of which was a cherub of glory; and the shechinah, or symbol of the Divine Presence, appeared on the lid of the ark, called also the mercy-seat, between the cherubim. Sitting between the cherubim implies God's graciousness and mercy. While then, in his reign, he was terrible to sinners, he is on the throne of grace to all who fear, love, and obey him. Though this symbol were not in the second temple, yet the Divine Being might very well be thus denominated, because it had become one of his titles, he having thus appeared under the tabernacle and first temple.