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Psalm 99:2
The LORD is great in Zion. He is high above all the peoples.
1The LORD reigns! Let the peoples tremble. He sits enthroned among the cherubim. Let the earth be moved.
2The LORD is great in Zion. He is high above all the peoples.
3Let them praise your great and awesome name. He is Holy!
4The King’s strength also loves justice. You establish equity. You execute justice and righteousness in Jacob.
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Zion is a specific place, yet YHWH’s greatness reaches beyond its borders: every people stands beneath him, including your own.
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Psalm 97:9For you, LORD, are most high above all the earth. You are exalted far above all gods.Both psalms declare the LORD’s supremacy: Psalm 99 names all peoples beneath him, and Psalm 97 names all the earth and all gods.
Psalm 113:4The LORD is high above all nations, his glory above the heavens.Both describe the LORD as “high above,” with Psalm 99 naming all peoples and Psalm 113 naming all nations.
Isaiah 14:32What will they answer the messengers of the nation? That the LORD has founded Zion, and in her the afflicted of his people will take refuge.Both name Zion in relation to the LORD: Psalm 99 declares his greatness there; Isaiah says he founded it.
Psalm 50:2Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God shines out.Zion is the named place of God’s greatness in Psalm 99 and the place from which God shines in Psalm 50.
James 4:6–7But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”The link is limited: Psalm 99 declares God’s supremacy, while James describes his resistance to pride and grace toward the humble.
Isaiah 12:6Cry aloud and shout, you inhabitant of Zion, for the Holy One of Israel is great among you!”Both declare God’s greatness in Zion; Isaiah urges its inhabitant to shout because the Holy One of Israel is great among them.
Psalm 66:7He rules by his might forever. His eyes watch the nations. Don’t let the rebellious rise up against him. Selah.Both speak of God’s authority over peoples: Psalm 99 declares his exalted position, while Psalm 66 describes his rule and watch over nations.
Hebrews 12:22–24But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to innumerable multitudes of angels,Both name Zion in connection with God; Hebrews describes Mount Zion as the city of the living God.
Revelation 14:1–5I saw, and behold, the Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with him a number, one hundred forty-four thousand, having his name and the name of his Father written …Zion is the shared place: Psalm 99 declares the LORD’s greatness there, and Revelation depicts the Lamb standing on Mount Zion.
Daniel 4:34–35At the end of the days I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifted up my eyes to heaven, and my understanding returned to me; and I blessed the Most High, and I praised and …Psalm 99 declares the LORD high above all peoples; Nebuchadnezzar praises the Most High whose kingdom endures from generation to generation.
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No people stands above YHWH, including those whose power fills the news. The God praised in Zion is high above them all.
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