Psalm 99
Psalm 99 is 99th psalm in the biblical Book of Psalms, the last of the set of additional "Royal Psalms", Psalms 93-99, praising God as the King of His people. In the slightly different numbering system of the Greek Septuagint version of the bible and the Latin Vulgate, this psalm is "Psalm 98". There is no title in the Masoretic text version, but the Septuagint provides a title: "A psalm of David". Text. Hebrew Bible version. Following is the Hebrew text of Psalm 99: King James Version. The following is the full English text of the Psalm  from the King James Bible. Commentary. This psalm is the last of the "enthronement psalms" (Psalm 47; 93; 96–99). It begins with the familiar statement, 'YHWH is king', followed by references to justice and righteousness (verse 4), the covenant with its moral demands (verses 4,7), centering upon Zion (verse 2; cf. 'his holy mountain', verse 9). Some similarities with Deutero-Isaiah include the call for nations to tremble before God (verse 1). It is unique in naming Moses, Aaron, and Samuel, the "three great intercessors" (cf. , ; ; ; ; ) and featuring the threefold 'Holy' (verses 3, 5, 9). Alexander Kirkpatrick links this and  other royal psalms to the restoration of Israel following the return from Babylon. Verse 5. "God's footstool" may allude to 'the ark' (, where David says, "I had it in my heart to build a house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and for the footstool of our God"), 'the temple, Jerusalem' (), or 'the whole earth' (). Alexander Kirkpatrick notes that "as there was no Ark in the Second Temple, the Temple itself must be meant here, or possibly Zion". Songs. The following songs are based on Psalm 99 or contain part of the Psalm: Psalm