BibleWord.ai› Bible› Psalms› Chapter 99› Verse 5

Psalms 99:5

Old Testament Poetry/Hymns ASV (1901)

What does Psalms 99:5 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Exalt ye Jehovah our God, And worship at his footstool: Holy is he.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Exalt ye Jehovah our God, And worship at his footstool: Holy is he.
Psalms 99:5 — American Standard Version

Context — Psalms 99

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
2Jehovah is great in Zion; And he is high above all the peoples.
3Let them praise thy great and terrible name: Holy is he.
4The king`s strength also loveth justice; Thou dost establish equity; Thou executest justice and righteousness in Jacob.
5Exalt ye Jehovah our God, And worship at his footstool: Holy is he.
6Moses and Aaron among his priests, And Samuel among them that call upon his name; They called upon Jehovah, and he answered them.
7He spake unto them in the pillar of cloud: They kept his testimonies, And the statute that he gave them.
8Thou answeredst them, O Jehovah our God: Thou wast a God that forgavest them, Though thou tookest vengeance of their doings.
← Psalms 99:4Psalms 99:6 →
← Full Chapter 99 Psalms Overview

What do historical commentaries say?

Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Exalt ye the Lord our God - See the notes at Psalms 30:1. The meaning is, Let his name be, as it were, lifted up on high, so as to be conspicuous or seen from afar. Let it be done with a lofty voice; let it be with ascriptions of praise. And worship at his footstool - By humble prostration at his feet. The footstool is that on which the feet rest when one is sitting, and the reference here is to the footstool on which the feet of a king rested when he sat on his throne or chair of state. To worship at his footstool - compare 1 Chronicles 28:2; Psalms 132:7 - denotes the deepest humility and the profoundest prostration and reverence. It is as if we could not look on his face, or on his…”
Read attributed excerpt →
Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Foot - stool - Before the ark, which is so called, Ch1 28:2. Holy - It is consecrated to be a pledge of God's presence. Psalms 99:6”
Read attributed excerpt →
Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Exalt: Psa 99:9, Psa 21:13, Psa 34:3, Psa 108:5; Exo 15:2; Isa 12:4, Isa 25:1; Hos 11:7 footstool: Psa 132:7; Ch1 28:2; Isa 66:1 he is holy: or, it is holy, Psa 99:3; Lev 19:2 Psalms 99:6”
Read attributed excerpt →

Related study paths

Read Psalms 99 in contextBrowse Hebrew word studiesOpen this verse in the study reader

Sources and verification