PSALM 99:5

KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)

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“Exalt ye the Lord our God, and worship at his footstool; for he is holy.”

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Psalm 99:5 Translation & Meaning

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Exalt רֽוֹמְמ֡וּ To be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively) Exalt
ye the Lord יְה֘וָ֤ה (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God Lord
our God, אֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ Gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative God
and worship וְֽ֭הִשְׁתַּחֲווּ To depress, i.e., prostrate (especially reflexive, in homage to royalty or God) worship
at his footstool; רַגְלָ֗יו A foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda footstool
for (No Hebrew definition. English implied.)
he הֽוּא׃ He (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are he
is (No Hebrew definition. English implied.)
holy. קָד֥וֹשׁ Sacred (ceremonially or morally); (as noun) God (by eminence), an angel, a saint, a sanctuary holy

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  • 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.



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