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Psalm 99:1
The LORD reigns! Let the peoples tremble. He sits enthroned among the cherubim. Let the earth be moved.
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The trembling peoples and the shaken earth give God's kingship a weight that challenges any picture of him as a ruler who can be ignored.
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1 Chronicles 29:11Yours, LORD, is the greatness, the power, the glory, the victory, and the majesty! For all that is in the heavens and on the earth is yours. Yours is the …Both declare the LORD's kingship over the earth, with Chronicles naming the greatness and majesty that belong to him.
Psalm 93:1The LORD reigns! He is clothed with majesty! The LORD is armed with strength. The world also is established. It can’t be moved.Both proclaim “The LORD reigns!” Psalm 93 describes the world established under his rule; Psalm 99 commands the earth to be moved.
Exodus 25:22There I will meet with you, and I will tell you from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubim which are on the ark of the covenant, all that I …Both associate God's presence with the cherubim; Exodus describes where he speaks his commands, while the psalm declares him enthroned.
Numbers 7:89When Moses went into the Tent of Meeting to speak with the LORD, he heard his voice speaking to him from above the mercy seat that was on the ark of the …The cherubim mark God's presence in both passages: Moses hears his voice from between them, and the psalm names them around his throne.
Psalm 97:1The LORD reigns! Let the earth rejoice! Let the multitude of islands be glad!Both announce the LORD's reign and summon the earth to respond, with rejoicing in Psalm 97 and trembling in Psalm 99.
Isaiah 52:7How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, who publishes peace, who brings good news, who proclaims salvation, who says to Zion, …God's reign is the central announcement in both passages, proclaimed as good news in Isaiah and met with trembling in the psalm.
Psalm 2:11Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling.Trembling marks the response to the LORD in both psalms, accompanying service and rejoicing in Psalm 2.
Psalm 80:1For the Chief Musician. To the tune of “The Lilies of the Covenant.” A Psalm by Asaph. Hear us, Shepherd of Israel, you who lead Joseph like a flock, you who …Both describe God seated among or above the cherubim; Psalm 80 addresses him in prayer, while Psalm 99 announces his reign.
Jeremiah 5:22Don’t you fear me?’ says the LORD; ‘Won’t you tremble at my presence, who have placed the sand for the bound of the sea by a perpetual decree, that it can’t …Both speak of trembling before the LORD; Jeremiah points to his command over the sea as reason to fear him.
Isaiah 37:16“LORD of Armies, the God of Israel, who is enthroned among the cherubim, you are the God, even you alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made …Both name the LORD as enthroned among the cherubim and declare his authority over the peoples and kingdoms of the earth.
Revelation 19:6I heard something like the voice of a great multitude, and like the voice of many waters, and like the voice of mighty thunders, saying, “Hallelujah! For the …The LORD's reign is announced in both passages, with Revelation recording a great multitude's praise and Psalm 99 commanding the peoples to tremble.
Isaiah 64:2as when fire kindles the brushwood, and the fire causes the water to boil. Make your name known to your adversaries, that the nations may tremble at your …Both speak of peoples trembling before God, with Isaiah asking that the nations tremble at his presence.
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Reverence has room in your worship, even when it leaves you short of words. YHWH reigns, and his rule reaches every people on earth.
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