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Psalms 99:9
Exalt the LORD our God and worship at His holy mountain, for the LORD our God is holy.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist addresses the worshiping community immediately after recounting God’s forgiveness and justice in verse 8. The text commands the assembly to exalt Yahweh and worship at His holy mountain because He is holy.
The words — The verb רֽוֹמְמ֡וּ (rommu) means "exalt," paired with וְ֭/הִֽשְׁתַּחֲווּ (ve/hishtachavu), "and bow down," directing physical reverence toward a specific location. The text grounds this action in the declaration that the LORD is קָד֝וֹשׁ (qadosh), "holy."
The thread — This call to exalt God’s holiness runs through Luke 1:49, where Mary declares the Mighty One is holy, and Isaiah 5:16, which states the LORD of Hosts will be exalted by His justice. Both passages link divine holiness with exaltation and righteous action.
Why it lands — The text explicitly commands vocal exaltation and physical prostration at a designated holy place. It requires the reader to align reverence with the stated reality of God’s holiness rather than personal preference.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Exalt the Lord our God, and worship at his holy hill; for the Lord our God is holy.
Cross-references
- Luke 1:49 For the Mighty One has done great things for me. Holy is His name.
- Isaiah 5:16 But the LORD of Hosts will be exalted by His justice, and the holy God will show Himself holy in righteousness.
- Isaiah 57:15 For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in a high and holy place, and with the oppressed and humble in spirit, to restore the spirit of the lowly and revive the heart of the contrite.
- 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!”
- 1 Peter 1:15 But just as He who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do,
- 1 Samuel 2:2 There is no one holy like the LORD. Indeed, there is no one besides You! And there is no Rock like our God.
- Psalms 2:6 “I have installed My King on Zion, upon My holy mountain.”
- Psalms 99:5 Exalt the LORD our God, and worship at His footstool; He is holy!
- 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.”
- Psalms 48:1 A song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, His holy mountain.