Psalm 99:1 - Easy To Read Version The Lord is King.\par So let the nations shake with fear.\par God sits as King above the Cherub angels. {\cf2\super [532]} \par So let the world shake with fear.\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The LORD reigneth; let the people tremble: He sitteth between the cherubims; let the earth be moved. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition THE Lord reigns, let the peoples tremble [with reverential fear]! He sits [enthroned] above the cherubim, let the earth quake! American Standard Version (1901) Jehovah reigneth; let the peoples tremble: He sitteth above the cherubim; let the earth be moved. Common English Bible The LORD rules— the nations shake! He sits enthroned on the winged heavenly creatures— the earth quakes! Catholic Public Domain Version A Psalm of Confession. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version A psalm of praise. |
Then David and all his men went to Baalah in Judah. [32] They took God’s Holy Box [33] from Baalah in Judah {and moved it to Jerusalem}. People go to the Holy Box to worship the Lord. {The Holy Box is like the Lord’s throne.} There are statues of Cherub angels [34] on top of the Holy Box. And the Lord sits as king on these angels.
The whole earth should shake with fear in front of the Lord!\par But he made the earth strong,\par the world won’t move.\par
The Lord was flying \{across the sky\},\par riding on the flying Cherub angels.\par He was soaring high on the wind.\par
Shepherd of Israel, please listen to me.\par You lead Joseph’s sheep (people).\par You sit as king on the Cherub angels. {\cf2\super [459]} \par Let us see you.\par
Shepherd of Israel, show your greatness\par to Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh.\par Come and save us.\par
“They {\cf2\super [475]} don’t know what is happening.\par They don’t understand!\par They don’t know what they are doing,\par Their world is falling down around them!”\par
The Lord is King.\par He wears majesty and strength like clothes.\par He is ready,\par so the whole world is safe.\par It will not be shaken (destroyed).\par
Announce to the nations\par that the Lord is King!\par So the world will not be destroyed.\par The Lord will rule the people fairly.\par
Worship the Lord in his beautiful temple.\par Worship the Lord, every person on earth.\par
The Lord rules, and the earth is happy.\par All the faraway lands are happy.\par
His lightning flashes in the sky.\par The people see it and are afraid.\par
When I meet with you, I will speak from between the Cherub angels [177] on the cover that is on the Box of the Agreement. [178] From that place I will give all my commands to the people of Israel.
The Lord made the leaders confused. They wander and lead Egypt in the wrong ways. Everything the leaders do is wrong. They are like drunk people rolling with sickness on the ground.
I looked at the mountains,\par and they were shaking.\par All of the hills were trembling.\par
At the sound of Edom’s fall,\par the earth will shake.\par Their cry will be heard\par all the way to the Red Sea.\par
Surely you are afraid of me.’”\par This message is from the Lord.\par “You should shake with fear in front of me.\par I am the One who made the beaches\par to be a boundary for the sea.\par I made it that way to keep the water\par in its place forever.\par The waves may pound the beach,\par but they will not destroy it.\par The waves may roar as they come in,\par but they can’t go beyond the beach.\par
Babylon will fall,\par and that fall will shake the earth.\par People in all nations will hear about\par
The voice from the temple said to me, “Son of man, {\cf2\super [398]} this is the place with my throne and footstool. I will live in this place among the people of Israel forever. The family of Israel won’t ruin my holy name again. The kings and their people won’t bring shame to my name by doing sexual sins {\cf2\super [399]} or by burying the dead bodies of their kings in this place.
Jesus knew the people thought this, so he told them this story: “A very important man was preparing to go to a country far away to be made a king. Then the man planned to return home and rule his people.
But the people in the kingdom hated the man. So the people sent a group to follow the man to the other country. In the other country, this group said, ‘We don’t want that man to be our king!’
Now where are my enemies? Where are the people that did not want me to be king? Bring my enemies here and kill them. I will watch them die!’”
My dear friends, you have always obeyed. You obeyed God when I was with you. It is even more important that you obey now while I am not there \{to help you\}. You yourselves must live in a way that moves you toward your salvation. Do this with respect and fear for God.
Then I saw a large white throne. I saw the One who was sitting on the throne. Earth and sky ran away from him and disappeared.
The sky was divided. It was rolled up like a scroll. {\cf2\super [53]} And every mountain and island was moved from its place.