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Bow low before his feet, for he is holy!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/99.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Exalt the LORD our God; worship at his footstool! Holy is he!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/99.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Exalt the LORD our God, and worship at His footstool; He is holy!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/99.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Exalt ye the LORD our God, and worship at his footstool; <i>for</i> he <i>is</i> holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/99.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Exalt the LORD our God, And worship at His footstool— He <i>is</i> holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/99.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Exalt the LORD our God And worship at His footstool; Holy is He.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/99.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Exalt the LORD our God And worship at His footstool; Holy is He.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/99.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Exalt the LORD our God, And worship at His footstool; Holy is He.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/99.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Exalt Yahweh our God And worship at the footstool of His feet; Holy is He.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/99.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Exalt the LORD our God And worship at His footstool; Holy is He.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/99.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Exalt the LORD our God; bow in worship at his footstool. He is holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/99.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Exalt the LORD our God; bow in worship at His footstool. He is holy. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/99.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Exalt ye Jehovah our God, And worship at his footstool: Holy is he.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/99.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Our LORD and our God, we praise you and kneel down to worship you, the God of holiness! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/99.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Exalt ye the LORD our God, and worship at his footstool: holy is he.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/99.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Highly honor the LORD our God. Bow down at his footstool. He is holy!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/99.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Praise the LORD our God; worship before his throne! Holy is he! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/99.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Exalt the LORD our God; worship and bow down at his footstool; He is holy!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/99.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Exalt the LORD our God, and worship at His footstool; He is holy!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/99.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Praise the LORD our God! Worship before his footstool! He is holy! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/99.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Exalt the LORD our God. Worship at his footstool. He is Holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/99.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Exalt ye the LORD our God, and worship at his footstool; for he is holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/99.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Exalt Yahweh our God. Worship at his footstool. He is Holy! <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/99.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Exalt our God YHWH, "" And bow yourselves at His footstool, He [is] holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/99.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Exalt ye Jehovah our God, And bow yourselves at His footstool, holy is He.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/99.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Exalt ye Jehovah our God, and worship at the footstool of his feet; he is holy.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/99.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Exalt ye the Lord our God, and adore his footstool, for it is holy. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/99.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 98:5>Exalt the Lord our God, and adore the footstool of his feet, for it is holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/99.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Exalt the LORD, our God; bow down before his footstool; holy is he! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/99.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Extol the LORD our God; worship at his footstool. Holy is he!<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/99.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Exalt the LORD our God, and worship at his footstool; for he is holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/99.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Exalt LORD JEHOVAH our God and worship at his footstool; he is holy.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/99.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Exalt ye the LORD our God, And prostrate yourselves at His footstool; Holy is He.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/99.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Exalt ye the Lord our God, and worship <i>at</i> his footstool; for he is holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/99-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=12303" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/99.htm">The LORD Reigns</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">4</span>The mighty King loves justice. You have established equity; You have exercised justice and righteousness in Jacob. <span class="reftext">5</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7311.htm" title="7311: rō·wm·mū (V-Piel-Imp-mp) -- To be high or exalted, rise. A primitive root; to be high actively, to rise or raise.">Exalt</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hê·nū (N-mpc:: 1cp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">our God,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7812.htm" title="7812: wə·hiš·ta·ḥă·wū (Conj-w:: V-Hitpael-Imp-mp) -- To bow down. A primitive root; to depress, i.e. Prostrate.">and worship</a> <a href="/hebrew/1916.htm" title="1916: la·hă·ḏōm (Prep-l:: N-msc) -- A stool, footstool. From an unused root meaning to stamp upon; a foot stool.">at</a> <a href="/hebrew/7272.htm" title="7272: raḡ·lāw (N-fdc:: 3ms) -- Foot. From ragal; a foot; by implication, a step; by euphem. The pudenda.">His footstool;</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hū (Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">He</a> <a href="/hebrew/6918.htm" title="6918: qā·ḏō·wōš (Adj-ms) -- Sacred, holy. Or qadosh; from qadash; sacred; God, an angel, a saint, a sanctuary.">is holy!</a> </span><span class="reftext">6</span>Moses and Aaron were among His priests; Samuel was among those who called on His name. They called to the LORD and He answered.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/6-1.htm">Isaiah 6:1-3</a></span><br />In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a throne, high and exalted; and the train of His robe filled the temple. / Above Him stood seraphim, each having six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying. / And they were calling out to one another: “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of Hosts; all the earth is full of His glory.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/4-8.htm">Revelation 4:8-11</a></span><br />And each of the four living creatures had six wings and was covered with eyes all around and within. Day and night they never stop saying: “Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!” / And whenever the living creatures give glory, honor, and thanks to the One seated on the throne, who lives forever and ever, / the twenty-four elders fall down before the One seated on the throne, and they worship Him who lives forever and ever. They cast their crowns before the throne, saying: ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/15-11.htm">Exodus 15:11</a></span><br />Who among the gods is like You, O LORD? Who is like You—majestic in holiness, revered with praises, performing wonders?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/2-9.htm">Philippians 2:9-11</a></span><br />Therefore God exalted Him to the highest place and gave Him the name above all names, / that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, / and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/16-29.htm">1 Chronicles 16:29</a></span><br />Ascribe to the LORD the glory due His name; bring an offering and come before Him. Worship the LORD in the splendor of His holiness;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/1-6.htm">Hebrews 1:6</a></span><br />And again, when God brings His firstborn into the world, He says: “Let all God’s angels worship Him.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/95-6.htm">Psalm 95:6</a></span><br />O come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the LORD our Maker.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/15-4.htm">Revelation 15:4</a></span><br />Who will not fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name? For You alone are holy. All nations will come and worship before You, for Your righteous acts have been revealed.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/66-23.htm">Isaiah 66:23</a></span><br />From one New Moon to another and from one Sabbath to another, all mankind will come to worship before Me,” says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-6.htm">Nehemiah 9:6</a></span><br />You alone are the LORD. You created the heavens, the highest heavens with all their host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You give life to all things, and the host of heaven worships You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/28-9.htm">Matthew 28:9</a></span><br />Suddenly Jesus met them and said, “Greetings!” They came to Him, grasped His feet, and worshiped Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/29-2.htm">Psalm 29:2</a></span><br />Ascribe to the LORD the glory due His name; worship the LORD in the splendor of His holiness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/5-11.htm">Revelation 5:11-14</a></span><br />Then I looked, and I heard the voices of many angels encircling the throne, and the living creatures and the elders. And their number was myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands. / In a loud voice they were saying: “Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and blessing!” / And I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, saying: “To Him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power forever and ever!” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/2-11.htm">Isaiah 2:11</a></span><br />The proud look of man will be humbled, and the loftiness of men brought low; the LORD alone will be exalted in that day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/3-15.htm">1 Peter 3:15</a></span><br />But in your hearts sanctify Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give a defense to everyone who asks you the reason for the hope that is in you. But respond with gentleness and respect,</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Exalt you the LORD our God, and worship at his footstool; for he is holy.</p><p class="hdg">exalt</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/99-9.htm">Psalm 99:9</a></b></br> Exalt the LORD our God, and worship at his holy hill; for the LORD our God <i>is</i> holy.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/21-13.htm">Psalm 21:13</a></b></br> Be thou exalted, LORD, in thine own strength: <i>so</i> will we sing and praise thy power.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/34-3.htm">Psalm 34:3</a></b></br> O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together.</p><p class="hdg">footstool</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/132-7.htm">Psalm 132:7</a></b></br> We will go into his tabernacles: we will worship at his footstool.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/28-2.htm">1 Chronicles 28:2</a></b></br> Then David the king stood up upon his feet, and said, Hear me, my brethren, and my people: <i>As for me</i>, I <i>had</i> in mine heart to build an house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and for the footstool of our God, and had made ready for the building:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/66-1.htm">Isaiah 66:1</a></b></br> Thus saith the LORD, The heaven <i>is</i> my throne, and the earth <i>is</i> my footstool: where <i>is</i> the house that ye build unto me? and where <i>is</i> the place of my rest?</p><p class="hdg">he is holy.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/99-3.htm">Psalm 99:3</a></b></br> Let them praise thy great and terrible name; <i>for</i> it <i>is</i> holy.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/19-2.htm">Leviticus 19:2</a></b></br> Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto them, Ye shall be holy: for I the LORD your God <i>am</i> holy.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/97-7.htm">Bow</a> <a href="/psalms/92-10.htm">Exalt</a> <a href="/psalms/95-2.htm">Extol</a> <a href="/psalms/91-13.htm">Feet</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/9-18.htm">Footstool</a> <a href="/psalms/99-2.htm">High</a> <a href="/psalms/99-3.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/psalms/97-6.htm">Honour</a> <a href="/psalms/88-5.htm">Prostrate</a> <a href="/psalms/97-7.htm">Worship</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-3.htm">Worshipping</a> <a href="/psalms/97-7.htm">Yourselves</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/99-9.htm">Bow</a> <a href="/psalms/99-9.htm">Exalt</a> <a href="/psalms/99-9.htm">Extol</a> <a href="/psalms/105-18.htm">Feet</a> <a href="/psalms/110-1.htm">Footstool</a> <a href="/psalms/99-9.htm">High</a> <a href="/psalms/99-9.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/psalms/99-6.htm">Honour</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-12.htm">Prostrate</a> <a href="/psalms/99-9.htm">Worship</a> <a href="/psalms/99-9.htm">Worshipping</a> <a href="/psalms/99-9.htm">Yourselves</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 99</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/99-1.htm">The prophet, setting forth the kingdom of God in Zion</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/99-5.htm">Exhorts all, by the example of their forefathers, to worship God at his holy hill</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/99.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/99.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Exalt the LORD our God</b><br>This phrase calls for the elevation and glorification of God, emphasizing His supreme authority and majesty. The term "exalt" suggests lifting up or placing in a position of honor, which is a common theme throughout the Psalms (e.g., <a href="/psalms/34-3.htm">Psalm 34:3</a>, <a href="/psalms/99-9.htm">Psalm 99:9</a>). The use of "our God" indicates a personal relationship and covenantal bond between God and His people, reminiscent of the covenant with Israel (<a href="/exodus/6-7.htm">Exodus 6:7</a>). This phrase encourages believers to recognize God's sovereignty and respond with reverence and adoration.<p><b>and worship at His footstool</b><br>The "footstool" is a metaphorical reference to the earth or the temple, where God's presence dwells (<a href="/isaiah/66.htm">Isaiah 66:1</a>, <a href="/1_chronicles/28-2.htm">1 Chronicles 28:2</a>). In ancient Near Eastern culture, a footstool was a symbol of subjugation and authority, indicating that God reigns over all creation. Worshiping at His footstool implies humility and submission before God's throne, acknowledging His dominion. This imagery is also seen in the context of the Ark of the Covenant, which was considered God's earthly throne (<a href="/psalms/132-7.htm">Psalm 132:7</a>). The call to worship here is an invitation to enter into God's presence with awe and reverence.<p><b>He is holy!</b><br>The declaration of God's holiness is central to understanding His nature. Holiness signifies God's absolute purity, moral perfection, and separation from sin. This attribute sets God apart from all creation and is a recurring theme in the Psalms (e.g., <a href="/psalms/99-3.htm">Psalm 99:3</a>, <a href="/psalms/22-3.htm">Psalm 22:3</a>). The holiness of God demands a response of worship and reverence from His people. In the broader biblical narrative, God's holiness is a foundational aspect of His character, as seen in the visions of Isaiah (<a href="/isaiah/6-3.htm">Isaiah 6:3</a>) and John (<a href="/revelation/4-8.htm">Revelation 4:8</a>). The holiness of God also points to the need for atonement and purification, ultimately fulfilled in Jesus Christ, who embodies God's holiness and provides a way for believers to be reconciled to God (<a href="/hebrews/10-10.htm">Hebrews 10:10</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The central figure in this verse, representing the God of Israel, who is to be exalted and worshiped.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/f/footstool.htm">Footstool</a></b><br>Symbolically represents the earth or the temple, a place where God's presence is acknowledged and revered.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/w/worship.htm">Worship</a></b><br>The act of reverence and adoration directed towards God, emphasizing His holiness and sovereignty.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/e/exaltation_of_god.htm">Exaltation of God</a></b><br>We are called to lift up the name of the LORD, recognizing His supreme authority and majesty in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/w/worship_as_a_response.htm">Worship as a Response</a></b><br>Worship is not just a ritual but a heartfelt response to God's holiness and presence. It involves humility and reverence.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_holiness.htm">Understanding Holiness</a></b><br>God's holiness is central to His character. As believers, we are to reflect on His purity and strive to live lives that honor His holy nature.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_significance_of_the_footstool.htm">The Significance of the Footstool</a></b><br>The footstool symbolizes submission and reverence. It reminds us of our position before God and the honor of being in His presence.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/practical_worship.htm">Practical Worship</a></b><br>Worship can be expressed through prayer, song, and obedience. It is a daily practice that aligns our hearts with God's will.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_99.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 99</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_record_of_god's_footstool.htm">Psalm 99:5 calls for worship at God’s footstool; if this footstool is literal, why is there no archaeological record or clear location for it? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_keep_heart_and_actions_pure.htm">What does reverence for God mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'earth_is_god's_footstool'_mean.htm">What does "earth is God's footstool" signify?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_reverence_for_god_mean.htm">What does reverence for God mean?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/99.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(5) <span class= "bld">Worship at his footstool.</span>--<span class= "ital">Prostrate your. selves at His footstool. </span>The earth is called the "footstool" of God (<a href="/isaiah/66-1.htm" title="Thus said the LORD, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: where is the house that you build to me? and where is the place of my rest?">Isaiah 66:1</a>; comp. <a href="/matthew/5-35.htm" title="Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King.">Matthew 5:35</a>); in other places the expression is used of the sanctuary (<a href="/psalms/132-7.htm" title="We will go into his tabernacles: we will worship at his footstool.">Psalm 132:7</a>; comp. <a href="/isaiah/60-13.htm" title="The glory of Lebanon shall come to you, the fir tree, the pine tree, and the box together, to beautify the place of my sanctuary; and I will make the place of my feet glorious.">Isaiah 60:13</a>; <a href="/lamentations/2-1.htm" title="How has the LORD covered the daughter of Zion with a cloud in his anger, and cast down from heaven to the earth the beauty of Israel, and remembered not his footstool in the day of his anger!">Lamentations 2:1</a>). In <a href="/1_chronicles/28-2.htm" title="Then David the king stood up on his feet, and said, Hear me, my brothers, and my people: As for me, I had in my heart to build an house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and for the footstool of our God, and had made ready for the building:">1Chronicles 28:2</a> it seems to refer to the ark. No doubt here, after mentioning the throne above the cherubims, we must think of the ground on which the ark stood, or of the ark itself. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/99.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 5.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Exalt ye the Lord our God</span> (comp. ver. 9; and see also <a href="/psalms/118-20.htm">Psalm 118:20</a> and <a href="/isaiah/25-1.htm">Isaiah 25:1</a>). <span class="cmt_word">And worship at his footstool.</span> The "footstool of God" is everywhere (except in <a href="/isaiah/66-1.htm">Isaiah 66:1</a>) the ark of the covenant, which he that sat upon the cherubim touched, as it were, with his feet (see <a href="/1_chronicles/28-2.htm">1 Chronicles 28:2</a>; <a href="/psalms/132-7.htm">Psalm 132:7</a>; <a href="/lamentations/2-1.htm">Lamentations 2:1</a>; <a href="/isaiah/60-13.htm">Isaiah 60:13</a>). Israel is called upon to worship God as he sits in his holy temple, enthroned above the cherubim, with his feet upon the mercy seat. <span class="cmt_word">For he is holy;</span> rather, as in ver. 3, <span class="accented">holy is he.</span> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/99-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Exalt</span><br /><span class="heb">רֽוֹמְמ֡וּ</span> <span class="translit">(rō·wm·mū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7311.htm">Strong's 7311: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be high actively, to rise, raise</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְה֘וָ֤ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">our God,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hê·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and worship</span><br /><span class="heb">וְֽ֭הִשְׁתַּחֲווּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hiš·ta·ḥă·wū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7812.htm">Strong's 7812: </a> </span><span class="str2">To depress, prostrate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">at</span><br /><span class="heb">לַהֲדֹ֥ם</span> <span class="translit">(la·hă·ḏōm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1916.htm">Strong's 1916: </a> </span><span class="str2">A stool, footstool</span><br /><br /><span class="word">His footstool;</span><br /><span class="heb">רַגְלָ֗יו</span> <span class="translit">(raḡ·lāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - fdc | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7272.htm">Strong's 7272: </a> </span><span class="str2">A foot, a step, the pudenda</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He</span><br /><span class="heb">הֽוּא׃</span> <span class="translit">(hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, self, the same, this, that, as, are</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is holy!</span><br /><span class="heb">קָד֥וֹשׁ</span> <span class="translit">(qā·ḏō·wōš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6918.htm">Strong's 6918: </a> </span><span class="str2">Sacred, God, an angel, a saint, a sanctuary</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/99-5.htm">Psalm 99:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/99-5.htm">Psalm 99:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/99-5.htm">Psalm 99:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/99-5.htm">Psalm 99:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/99-5.htm">Psalm 99:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/99-5.htm">Psalm 99:5 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/99-5.htm">Psalm 99:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/99-5.htm">Psalm 99:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/99-5.htm">Psalm 99:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/99-5.htm">Psalm 99:5 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/99-5.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 99:5 Exalt Yahweh our God (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/99-4.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 99:4"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 99:4" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/99-6.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 99:6"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 99:6" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>