Bible Strands
Psalms 22:3
Yet You are holy, enthroned on the praises of Israel.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist addresses God directly after a day and night of unanswered crying, placing this declaration between a complaint of divine silence and a reminder of ancestral deliverance.
The words — קָד֑וֹשׁ (qāḏôš) = holy; י֝וֹשֵׁ֗ב (yōšēḇ) = sitting. The text literally reads "and you holy, sitting on the praises of Israel."
The thread — The declaration of divine holiness runs to Isaiah 6:3, while the association of God with praise appears in Deuteronomy 10:21 and Psalms 50:23.
Why it lands — The text places God's holy presence amid unmet cries, demanding that the reader anchor trust in divine character rather than immediate circumstances.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel.
Cross-references
- Deuteronomy 10:21 He is your praise and He is your God, who has done for you these great and awesome wonders that your eyes have seen.
- Psalms 50:23 He who sacrifices a thank offering honors Me, and to him who rightly orders his way, I will show the salvation of God.”
- Isaiah 6:3 And they were calling out to one another: “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of Hosts; all the earth is full of His glory.”
- Revelation 4:8 And each of the four living creatures had six wings and was covered with eyes all around and within. Day and night they never stop saying: “Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!”
- Psalms 99:9 Exalt the LORD our God and worship at His holy mountain, for the LORD our God is holy.
- Psalms 65:1 For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. A song. Praise awaits You, O God, in Zion; to You our vows will be fulfilled.
- Psalms 145:17 The LORD is righteous in all His ways and kind in all His deeds.