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Psalm 99:5
Exalt the LORD our God. Worship at his footstool. He is Holy!
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.
5Exalt the LORD our God. Worship at his footstool. He is Holy!
6Moses and Aaron were among his priests, Samuel was among those who call on his name. They called on the LORD, and he answered them.
7He spoke to them in the pillar of cloud. They kept his testimonies, the statute that he gave them.
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The footstool gives worship a humble posture: YHWH is exalted, and those who praise him bow before the God who is holy.
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Psalm 132:7“We will go into his dwelling place. We will worship at his footstool.”Both passages describe worship at God's footstool, giving praise a place of humility before him.
1 Samuel 2:2There is no one as holy as the LORD, for there is no one besides you, nor is there any rock like our God.Both declare the LORD holy; Hannah's words stress that no one shares his matchless holiness.
Leviticus 20:26You shall be holy to me, for I, the LORD, am holy, and have set you apart from the peoples, that you should be mine.God's holiness grounds both passages: the psalm commands worship, while Leviticus commands his people to be holy.
Isaiah 66:1The LORD says: “Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool. What kind of house will you build to me? Where will I rest?Both use the word footstool in relation to the LORD; Isaiah identifies the earth as his footstool.
Joshua 24:19Joshua said to the people, “You can’t serve the LORD, for he is a holy God. He is a jealous God. He will not forgive your disobedience nor your sins.Both name God as holy; Joshua stresses the gravity of serving him, while the psalm commands worship.
Isaiah 25:1The LORD, you are my God. I will exalt you! I will praise your name, for you have done wonderful things, things planned long ago, in complete faithfulness and …Both express allegiance to the LORD as God and make exalting him the fitting response.
Exodus 15:2The LORD is my strength and song. He has become my salvation. This is my God, and I will praise him; my father’s God, and I will exalt him.Both identify the LORD as the God of his people and speak of exalting him.
Psalm 93:5Your statutes stand firm. Holiness adorns your house, LORD, forever more.Both declare holiness in relation to the LORD, with Psalm 93 describing holiness as adorning his house.
Psalm 34:3Oh magnify the LORD with me. Let’s exalt his name together.Both urge people to exalt the LORD, directing their shared praise toward him.
Psalm 108:5Be exalted, God, above the heavens! Let your glory be over all the earth.Both speak of God being exalted; Psalm 108 extends that language above the heavens.
Leviticus 11:44For I am the LORD your God. Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be holy; for I am holy. You shall not defile yourselves with any kind of creeping thing that …Both identify the LORD as his people's God and ground their commands in his holiness.
Isaiah 12:4In that day you will say, “Give thanks to the LORD! Call on his name! Declare his doings among the peoples! Proclaim that his name is exalted!Both direct praise toward the LORD and speak of his exaltation.
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Your worship has a reason beyond how you feel today. The psalm grounds its command to exalt YHWH in who he is: “He is Holy!”
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