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The Holy Lord Pardons and Avenges

Psalm 99:1-9

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The Holy Lord Pardons and Avenges

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Clyde M. Miller Text: Psalm 99:1-9, 1. Jehovah reigneth; let the peoples tremble: He sitteth above the cherubim; let the earth be moved. 2. Jehovah is great in Zion; And he is high above all the peoples. 3. Let them praise thy great and terrible name: Holy is he. 4. The king's strength also loveth justice; Thou dost establish eq-uity; Thou executest justice and righteousness in Jacob. 5. Exalt ye Jehovah our God, And worship at his footstool: Holy is he. 6. Moses and Aaron among his priests, And Samuel among them that call upon his name; They called upon Jehovah, and he an-swered them. 7. He spake unto them in the pillar of cloud: They kept his testi-monies, And the statute that he gave them. 8. Thou answeredst them, O Jehovah our God: Thou wast a God that forgavest them, Though thou tookest vengeance of their do-ings. 9. Exalt ye Jehovah our God, And worship at his holy hill; For Je-hovah our God is holy. ASV Introduction: I. A refrain (Psalm 99:3,5,9), which is progressively lengthened, em-phasizes the holiness of God as manifested in his reign as king (Psalm




99:1-3), in his equitable judgment (Psalm 99:4-5), and in his forgive-ness and vengeance (Psalm 99:6-9).

A. Psalm 99:3, 5, 9, Let them praise thy great and terrible name: Holy is he. Exalt ye Jehovah our God, And worship at his footstool: Holy is he. Exalt ye Jehovah our God, And worship at his holy hill; For Jehovah our God is holy. ASV

B. Psalm 99:1-3, Jehovah reigneth; let the peoples tremble: He sitteth above the cherubim; let the earth be moved. Je-hovah is great in Zion; And he is high above all the peoples. Let them praise thy great and terrible name: Holy is he. ASV

C. Psalm 99:4, 5, The king's strength also loveth justice; Thou dost establish equity; Thou executest justice and righteousness in Jacob. Exalt ye Jehovah our God, And worship at his footstool: Holy is he. ASV

D. Psalm 99:6-9, Moses and Aaron among his priests, And Samuel among them that call upon his name; They called upon Jehovah, and he answered them. He spake unto them in the pillar of cloud: They kept his testimonies, And the statute that he gave them. Thou answeredst them, O Jeho-vah our God: Thou wast a God that forgavest them, Though thou tookest vengeance of their doings. Exalt ye Je-hovah our God, And worship at his holy hill; For Jehovah our God is holy. ASV

II. Enthronement psalms are a special kind of praise hymns.




Commentary:

God Enthroned as King Psalm 99:1-5, Jehovah reigneth; let the peoples tremble: He sitteth above the cherubim; let the earth be moved. Jehovah is great in Zion; And he is high above all the peoples. Let them praise thy great and terrible name: Holy is he. The king's strength also loveth justice; Thou dost establish equity; Thou executest justice and righteousness in Jacob. Exalt ye Jehovah our God, And wor-ship at his footstool: Holy is he. ASV Psalm 99:1, Jehovah reigneth; let the peoples tremble: He sitteth above the cherubim; let the earth be moved. ASV I. See the notes on Psalm 93:1 for the phrase, “the Lord reigns”.

A. Psalm 93:1, Jehovah reigneth; he is clothed with maj-esty; Jehovah is clothed with strength; he hath girded him-self therewith: The world also is established, that it cannot be moved. ASV

II. For the idea of God enthroned “upon the cherubim”, see the com-ments on Psalm 80:1.

A. Psalm 80:1, Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, Thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; Thou that sittest above the cherubim, shine forth. ASV

Psalm 99:2, 3, Jehovah is great in Zion; And he is high above all the peoples. Let them praise thy great and terrible name: Holy is he. ASV I. Though Israel's God was thought to reign in Zion, “he is exalted over all the nations”, meaning the whole world.




A. Therefore, all men should praise God's “great and awesome name”.

II. In Hebrew idiom, one's name identifies his personality and defines his character.

A. Since God is great (Psalm 99:2a), so is His name (Psalm 99:3a).

1. Psalm 99:2, Jehovah is great in Zion; And he is high above all the peoples. ASV

2. Psalm 99:3, Let them praise thy great and terrible name: Holy is he. ASV

B. He is great in His supremacy (Psalm 99:2b).

1. Psalm 99:2, Jehovah is great in Zion; And he is high above all the peoples. ASV

Psalm 99:4, The king's strength also loveth justice; Thou dost es-tablish equity; Thou executest justice and righteousness in Jacob. ASV I. Though God is supreme, He does not rule as a despot, but His strength is tempered with justice.

A. The phrase “let them praise” (Psalm 99:3) may be meant to carry over to this verse.

1. Psalm 99:3, Let them praise thy great and terrible name: Holy is he. ASV




II. Some emendation seems necessary to make good sense out of Psalm 99:4.

A. “Justice” and “equity”, and “just” and “right” are often used as word pairs with similar meanings. “Jacob” refers to the na-tion Israel.

1. Since God “loves justice”, He has “established eq-uity”.

2. God’s love produces its natural result.

Psalm 99:5, Exalt ye Jehovah our God, And worship at his foot-stool: Holy is he. ASV I. “Footstool” may refer to any place where God’s glory is manifested over His subjects.

A. It is sometimes applied to the ark of the covenant (1 Chron. 28:2), the temple (Psalm 132:7), Zion (Lam. 2:1), or the earth (Isa. 66:1).

1. 1 Chronicles 28:2, Then David the king stood up upon his feet, and said, Hear me, my brethren, and my people: as for me, it was in my heart to build a house of rest for the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, and for the footstool of our God; and I had made ready for the building. ASV

2. Psalm 132:7, We will go into his tabernacles; We will worship at his footstool. ASV

3. Lamentations 2:1, How hath the Lord covered the daughter of Zion with a cloud in his anger! He hath cast down from heaven unto the earth the beauty of




Israel, And hath not remembered his footstool in the day of his anger. ASV

4. Isaiah 66:1, Thus saith Jehovah, Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: what manner of house will ye build unto me? and what place shall be my rest? ASV

B. The earth is meant in the present context.

Forgiveness and Vengeance

Psalm 99:6-9, Moses and Aaron among his priests, And Samuel among them that call upon his name; They called upon Jehovah, and he answered them. He spake unto them in the pillar of cloud: They kept his testimonies, And the statute that he gave them. Thou answeredst them, O Jehovah our God: Thou wast a God that forgavest them, Though thou tookest vengeance of their do-ings. Exalt ye Jehovah our God, And worship at his holy hill; For Jehovah our God is holy. ASV Psalm 99:6, Moses and Aaron among his priests, And Samuel among them that call upon his name; They called upon Jehovah, and he answered them. ASV I. “Were among His priests” and “was among those who called on His name” are apparently clauses to be treated synonymously.

A. They emphasize the priestly function of intercession and mediation exercised by Moses (Ex. 14:15-18; 17:11-13; 32:30-34), Aaron (Num. 16:44-48), and Samuel (1 Sam. 7:8-11; 12:16-23).

1. Exodus 14:15-18, And Jehovah said unto Moses, Wherefore criest thou unto me? speak unto the chil-




dren of Israel, that they go forward. And lift thou up thy rod, and stretch out thy hand over the sea, and divide it: and the children of Israel shall go into the midst of the sea on dry ground. And I, behold, I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall go in after them: and I will get me honor upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen. And the Egyptians shall know that I am Jehovah, when I have gotten me honor upon Phar-aoh, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen. ASV

2. Exodus 17:11-13, And it came to pass, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed; and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed. But Moses' hands were heavy; and they took a stone, and put it under him, and he sat thereon; and Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side; And his hands were steady until the going down of the sun. And Joshua discom-fited Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword. ASV

3. Exodus 32:30-34, And it came to pass on the mor-row, that Moses said unto the people, Ye have sinned a great sin: and now I will go up unto Jehovah; per-adventure I shall make atonement for your sin. And Moses returned unto Jehovah, and said, Oh, this people have sinned a great sin, and have made them gods of gold. Yet now, if thou wilt forgive their sin-; and if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast written. And Jehovah said unto Moses, Whosoever hath sinned against me, him will I blot out of my book. And now go, lead the people unto the place of which I have spoken unto thee: behold, mine




angel shall go before thee; nevertheless in the day when I visit, I will visit their sin upon them. ASV

4. Numbers 16:44-48, And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying, Get you up from among this congrega-tion, that I may consume them in a moment. And they fell upon their faces. And Moses said unto Aaron, Take they censer, and put fire therein from off the altar, and lay incense thereon, and carry it quickly unto the congregation, and make atonement for them: for there is wrath gone out from Jehovah; the plague is begun. And Aaron took as Moses spake, and ran into the midst of the assembly; and, behold, the plague was begun among the people: and he put on the incense, and made atonement for the people. And he stood between the dead and the living; and the plague was stayed. ASV

5. 1 Samuel 7:8-11, And the children of Israel said to Samuel, Cease not to cry unto Jehovah our God for us, that he will save us out of the hand of the Philis-tines. And Samuel took a sucking lamb, and offered it for a whole burnt-offering unto Jehovah: and Samuel cried unto Jehovah for Israel; and Jehovah answered him. And as Samuel was offering up the burnt-offering, the Philistines drew near to battle against Israel; but Jehovah thundered with a great thunder on that day upon the Philistines, and discomfited them; and they were smitten down before Israel. And the men of Israel went out of Mizpah, and pursued the Philistines, and smote them, until they came un-der Beth-car. ASV

6. 1 Samuel 12:16-23, Now therefore stand still and see this great thing, which Jehovah will do before




your eyes. Is it not wheat harvest to-day? I will call unto Jehovah, that he may send thunder and rain; and ye shall know and see that your wickedness is great, which ye have done in the sight of Jehovah, in asking you a king. So Samuel called unto Jehovah; and Jehovah sent thunder and rain that day: and all the people greatly feared Jehovah and Samuel. And all the people said unto Samuel, Pray for thy servants unto Jehovah thy God, that we die not; for we have added unto all our sins this evil, to ask us a king. And Samuel said unto the people, Fear not; ye have indeed done all this evil; yet turn not aside from following Jehovah, but serve Jehovah with all your heart: and turn ye not aside; for then would ye go after vain things which cannot profit nor deliver, for they are vain. For Jehovah will not forsake his people for his great name's sake, because it hath pleased Jehovah to make you a people unto himself. Moreover as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against Jehovah in ceasing to pray for you: but I will instruct you in the good and the right way. ASV

B. In addition to Aaron, Moses (Ex. 24:6-8; 40:22-27; Lev. 8) and Samuel (1 Sam. 7:9-11) offered sacrifices, but that does not seem to be the primary thing emphasized here.

1. Exodus 24:6-8, And Moses took half of the blood, and put it in basins; and half of the blood he sprin-kled on the altar. And he took the book of the cove-nant, and read in the audience of the people: and they said, All that Jehovah hath spoken will we do, and be obedient. And Moses took the blood, and sprinkled it on the people, and said, Behold the blood of the cove-nant, which Jehovah hath made with you concerning all these words. ASV




2. Exodus 40:22-27, And he put the table in the tent of meeting, upon the side of the tabernacle north-ward, without the veil. And he set the bread in order upon it before Jehovah; as Jehovah commanded Moses. And he put the candlestick in the tent of meet-ing, over against the table, on the side of the taberna-cle southward. And he lighted the lamps before Jeho-vah; as Jehovah commanded Moses. And he put the golden altar in the tent of meeting before the veil: and he burnt thereon incense of sweet spices; as Jehovah commanded Moses. ASV

3. Leviticus 8:1-36, And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying, Take Aaron and his sons with him, and the garments, and the anointing oil, and the bullock of the sin-offering, and the two rams, and the basket of unleavened bread; and assemble thou all the congre-gation at the door of the tent of meeting. And Moses did as Jehovah commanded him; and the congrega-tion was assembled at the door of the tent of meeting. And Moses said unto the congregation, This is the thing which Jehovah hath commanded to be done. And Moses brought Aaron and his sons, and washed them with water. And he put upon him the coat, and girded him with the girdle, and clothed him with the robe, and put the ephod upon him, and he girded him with the skillfully woven band of the ephod, and bound it unto him therewith. And he placed the breastplate upon him: and in the breastplate he put the Urim and the Thummim. And he set the mitre upon his head; and upon the mitre, in front, did he set the golden plate, the holy crown; as Jehovah commanded Moses. And Moses took the anointing oil, and anointed the tabernacle and all that was




therein, and sanctified them. And he sprinkled thereof upon the altar seven times, and anointed the altar and all its vessels, and the laver and its base, to sanctify them. And he poured of the anointing oil upon Aaron's head, and anointed him, to sanctify him. And Moses brought Aaron's sons, and clothed them with coats, and girded them with girdles, and bound head-tires upon them; as Jehovah commanded Moses. And he brought the bullock of the sin-offering: and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the bullock of the sin-offering. And he slew it; and Moses took the blood, and put it upon the horns of the altar round about with his finger, and purified the altar, and poured out the blood at the base of the altar, and sanctified it, to make atonement for it. And he took all the fat that was upon the inwards, and the caul of the liver, and the two kidneys, and their fat; and Moses burned it upon the altar. But the bullock, and its skin, and its flesh, and its dung, he burnt with fire without the camp; as Jehovah commanded Moses. And he presented the ram of the burnt-offering: and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the ram. And he killed it; and Moses sprinkled the blood upon the al-tar round about. And he cut the ram into its pieces; and Moses burnt the head, and the pieces, and the fat. And he washed the inwards and the legs with wa-ter; and Moses burnt the whole ram upon the altar: it was a burnt-offering for a sweet savor: it was an of-fering made by fire unto Jehovah; as Jehovah com-manded Moses. And he presented the other ram, the ram of consecration: and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the ram. And he slew it; and Moses took of the blood thereof, and put it upon the tip of Aaron's right ear, and upon the thumb of




his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot. And he brought Aaron's sons; and Moses put of the blood upon the tip of their right ear, and upon the thumb of their right hand, and upon the great toe of their right foot: and Moses sprinkled the blood upon the altar round about. And he took the fat, and the fat tail, and all the fat that was upon the inwards, and the caul of the liver, and the two kidneys, and their fat, and the right thigh: and out of the basket of unleavened bread, that was before Jehovah, he took one unleavened cake, and one cake of oiled bread, and one wafer, and placed them on the fat, and upon the right thigh: and he put the whole upon the hands of Aaron, and upon the hands of his sons, and waved them for a wave-offering before Jehovah. And Moses took them from off their hands, and burnt them on the altar upon the burnt-offering: they were a conse-cration for a sweet savor: it was an offering made by fire unto Jehovah. And Moses took the breast, and waved it for a wave-offering before Jehovah: it was Moses' portion of the ram of consecration; as Jeho-vah commanded Moses. And Moses took of the anointing oil, and of the blood which was upon the al-tar, and sprinkled it upon Aaron, upon his garments, and upon his sons, and upon his sons' garments with him, and sanctified Aaron, his garments, and his sons, and his sons' garments with him. And Moses said unto Aaron and to his sons, Boil the flesh at the door of the tent of meeting: and there eat it and the bread that is in the basket of consecration, as I com-manded, saying, Aaron and his sons shall eat it. And that which remaineth of the flesh and of the bread shall ye burn with fire. And ye shall not go out from the door of the tent of meeting seven days, until the days of your consecration be fulfilled: for he shall




consecrate you seven days. As hath been done this day, so Jehovah hath commanded to do, to make atonement for you. And at the door of the tent of meeting shall ye abide day and night seven days, and keep the charge of Jehovah, that ye die not: for so I am commanded. And Aaron and his sons did all the things which Jehovah commanded by Moses. ASV

4. The emphasis is on the fact that their intercession was effectual before God.

a. The psalmist is encouraging every faithful Isra-elite to thus call upon God with the assurance that his prayer will be heard (cf. James 5:16b-18).

i. James 5:16-18, Confess therefore your sins one to another, and pray one for an-other, that ye may be healed. The suppli-cation of a righteous man availeth much in its working. Elijah was a man of like passions with us, and he prayed fer-vently that it might not rain; and it rained not on the earth for three years and six months. And he prayed again; and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit. ASV

Psalm 99:7, He spake unto them in the pillar of cloud: They kept his testimonies, And the statute that he gave them. ASV I. Only Moses and Aaron received revelations “from the pillar of cloud” (Ex. 33:9; Num. 12:5); but though this visible symbol was not present in the case of Samuel, it is evident that God was hearing and answering him.




A. Exodus 33:9, And it came to pass, when Moses entered into the Tent, the pillar of cloud descended, and stood at the door of the Tent: and Jehovah spake with Moses. ASV

B. Numbers 12:5, And Jehovah came down in a pillar of cloud, and stood at the door of the Tent, and called Aaron and Miriam; and they both came forth. ASV

II. The last two lines of Psalm 99:7 employ synonymous parallelism, so that the expression, “they kept”, applies to both lines, and the words “statutes” and “decrees” are used interchangeably. III. For a discussion of the technical meanings of several words used to describe the law, see the Introduction to Psalm 119. Psalm 99:8, Thou answeredst them, O Jehovah our God: Thou wast a God that forgavest them, Though thou tookest vengeance of their doings. ASV I. God's forgiveness and vengeance are congruous concepts.

A. The NEB, on the supposition that these two items are in-compatible, emends “an avenger”, noq?m, (NIV n.) to “holding them innocent”, from naqah.

B. Forgiveness, which results from God's mercy and grace, re-stores fellowship between man and God, but it does not erase all the consequences of sin (see Num. 14:20-25; 2 Sam. 12:1-23).

1. Numbers 14:20-25, And Jehovah said, I have par-doned according to thy word: but in very deed, as I live, and as all the earth shall be filled with the glory of Jehovah; because all those men that have seen my glory, and my signs, which I wrought in Egypt and in




the wilderness, yet have tempted me these ten times, and have not hearkened to my voice; surely they shall not see the land which I sware unto their fathers, nei-ther shall any of them that despised me see it: but my servant Caleb, because he had another spirit with him, and hath followed me fully, him will I bring into the land whereinto he went; and his seed shall possess it. Now the Amalekite and the Canaanite dwell in the valley: to-morrow turn ye, and get you into the wil-derness by the way to the Red Sea. ASV

2. 2 Samuel 12:1-23, And Jehovah sent Nathan unto David. And he came unto him, and said unto him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor. The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds; but the poor man had nothing, save one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and nourished up: and it grew up together with him, and with his children; it did eat of his own morsel, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was unto him as a daughter. And there came a traveller unto the rich man, and he spared to take of his own flock and of his own herd, to dress for the wayfaring man that was come unto him, but took the poor man's lamb, and dressed it for the man that was come to him. And David's anger was greatly kindled against the man; and he said to Nathan, As Jehovah liveth, the man that hath done this is worthy to die: and he shall re-store the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity. And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man. Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul; and I gave thee thy master's house, and thy master's wives into thy bosom, and gave thee the house of Israel and of




Judah; and if that had been too little, I would have added unto thee such and such things. Wherefore hast thou despised the word of Jehovah, to do that which is evil in his sight? thou hast smitten Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon. Now therefore the sword shall never depart from thy house, because thou hast de-spised me, and hast taken the wife of Uriah the Hit-tite to be thy wife. Thus saith Jehovah, Behold, I will raise up evil against thee out of thine own house; and I will take thy wives before thine eyes, and give them unto thy neighbor, and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun. For thou didst it secretly: but I will do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun. And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against Jehovah. And Nathan said unto David, Jehovah also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die. Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of Jehovah to blaspheme, the child also that is born unto thee shall surely die. And Nathan departed unto his house. And Jehovah struck the child that Uriah's wife bare unto David, and it was very sick. David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth. And the elders of his house arose, and stood beside him, to raise him up from the earth: but he would not, neither did he eat bread with them. And it came to pass on the seventh day, that the child died. And the servants of David feared to tell him that the child was dead; for they said, Behold, while the child was yet alive, we spake unto him, and he hearkened not unto our voice: how will he then vex himself, if we tell him that the child is dead! But when David saw that his servants were whispering to-




gether, David perceived that the child was dead; and David said unto his servants, Is the child dead? And they said, He is dead. Then David arose from the earth, and washed, and anointed himself, and changed his apparel; and he came into the house of Jehovah, and worshipped: then he came to his own house; and when he required, they set bread before him, and he did eat. Then said his servants unto him, What thing is this that thou hast done? thou didst fast and weep for the child, while it was alive; but when the child was dead, thou didst rise and eat bread. And he said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept: for I said, Who knoweth whether Jehovah will not be gracious to me, that the child may live? But now he is dead, wherefore should I fast? can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he will not return to me. ASV

3. Each individual is held guilty only for his own sins (Ezek. 18:1-4, 20), but the earthly consequences of one's sins may be visited upon succeeding generations (Ex. 20:4-6).

a. Exodus 20:4-6, Thou shalt not make unto thee a graven image, nor any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. Thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them, for I Jehovah thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, upon the third and upon the fourth generation of them that hate me, and showing lovingkindness unto thou-sands of them that love me and keep my com-mandments. ASV




Psalm 99:9, Exalt ye Jehovah our God, And worship at his holy hill; For Jehovah our God is holy. ASV I. God's holiness, as manifested in His punishing and pardoning, is cause for man to “exalt” and “worship” God. Application: I. We should be aware of the fact that God’s forgiving disposition does not erase man’s duty to obey God’s commands for receiving that forgiveness.

A. Christians are reminded that we must confess our sins and walk in the light in order to be forgiven

B. In the same context, however, we are promised that when we meet God’s provision He will purify us from all unrighteous-ness (1 John 1:5-10).

1. 1 John 1:5-10, And this is the message which we have heard from him and announce unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. If we say that we have fellowship with him and walk in the darkness, we lie, and do not the truth: but if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanseth us from all sin. If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all un-righteousness. If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us. ASV




Questions

Psalm 99:1-9

(Questions based on NIV text.) 1. “The _____________ _______________, let the _______________ _______________; he _______________ _______________ between the _______________, let the _______________ _______________. Great is the ____________________ in _______________; he is ___________________ over all the ___________________. Let them _______________ your _______________ and _______________ _______________ - he is _______________.” 2. “The ______________ is _______________, he _______________ _______________ - you have _______________ _______________; in _______________ you have done what is _______________ and _________________. ________________ the _______________ our _______________ and _______________ at his _______________; he is _______________.” 3. “___________________ and _________________ were among his _______________, _______________ was among those who _______________ on his _______________; they _______________ on the _________________ and he _______________ them. He _____________ to them from the _____________ of _____________; they _____________ his _____________ and the _______________ he _______________ them.” 4. “O _____________ our _______________, you _______________ them; you were to _______________ a _______________ _______________, though you _____________ their _____________ _______________ the _______________ our _______________ and _______________ at his _______________ _______________, for the _______________ our _______________ is _______________.”




5. A _____________, which is _______________ _______________, emphasizes the _________________ of _______________ as mani-fested in his _______________ as _______________, in his _______________ _______________ and in his _______________ and _______________. 6. ______________ psalms are a _____________ _______________ of _______________ _______________. 7. Where is God enthroned? _________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 8. In _______________ _______________, one’s _______________ identifies his _____________ and _____________ his ____________. 9. Though _________________ is ________________, He does not _______________ as a _______________, but his _______________ is _______________ with _______________. 10. What is God’s footstool? ________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 11. Give examples of Moses, Aaron and Samuel exercising the priestly functions of intercession and mediation. Were all three of




these people priests? Can only priests intercede and mediate? ______ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 12. Where and to whom did God speak from the pillar of cloud? ____ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 13. How can forgiveness and vengeance be congruent concepts? ____ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 14. _______________, which results from _______________ ‘s _______________ and _______________, restores _______________ between _______________ and _______________, but it does not _________________ all the _______________ of _______________. Each _________________ is held _____________ only for his ________________ _______________, but the _______________ _____________ of one’s ______________ may be _______________ upon _______________ _______________. 15. God _______________ and _______________. We must, there-fore, _______________ and _______________ God. What must we do to secure God’s pardon? _________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________




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The Holy Lord Pardons and Avenges Psalm 99:1-9biblestudyworkshop.com/download/old/psalms/Psalm99.pdf · 2011. 6. 25. · Exalt ye Jehovah our God, And worship at his holy hill; For