Exalt the LORD our God, and worship at his holy hill; for the LORD our God is holy.
God's kingdom is proclaimed here chiefly to Abraham's heirs in distinction from surrounding nations, calling them to praise Him for the privilege of adoption. The people must tremble because, hemmed in by enemies, they need God's power magnified among them so they know they stand secure under His guardianship.
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Commenting on Psalm 99:1-9
Exalt the Lord our God. A second time the delightful title of Jehovah our God is used, and it is quickly followed by a third. The Psalm is Trinitarian in its whole structure. In each of his sacred persons the Lord is the God of his people; the Father is ours, the Son is ours, and the Holy Spirit is ours: let us exalt him with all our ransomed powers.
The happiness of Israel in God's government is here further made out by some particular instances of his administration, especially with reference to those that were, in their day, the prime leaders and most active useful governors of that people - Moses, Aaron, and Samuel, in the two former of whom the theocracy or divine government began (for they were employed to form Israel into...
Commenting on Psalm 99:6-9