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Psalm 99

Psa. 99:2 KJV (With Strong’s)

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The Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
is great
gadowl (Hebrew #1419)
from 1431; great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
KJV usage: + aloud, elder(-est), + exceeding(-ly), + far, (man of) great (man, matter, thing,-er,-ness), high, long, loud, mighty, more, much, noble, proud thing, X sore, (X ) very.
Pronounce: gaw-dole'
Origin: or (shortened) gadol {gaw-dole'}
in Zion
Tsiyown (Hebrew #6726)
Tsijon (as a permanent capital), a mountain of Jerusalem
KJV usage: Zion.
Pronounce: tsee-yone'
Origin: the same (regularly) as 6725
; and he is high
ruwm (Hebrew #7311)
to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: bring up, exalt (self), extol, give, go up, haughty, heave (up), (be, lift up on, make on, set up on, too) high(-er, one), hold up, levy, lift(-er) up, (be) lofty, (X a-)loud, mount up, offer (up), + presumptuously, (be) promote(-ion), proud, set up, tall(-er), take (away, off, up), breed worms.
Pronounce: room
Origin: a primitive root
above all the people
`am (Hebrew #5971)
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
KJV usage: folk, men, nation, people.
Pronounce: am
Origin: from 6004
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Zion; Sion; Mount Zion

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Ministry on This Verse

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great.
Psa. 48:1‑3• 1A Song; a Psalm. Of the sons of Korah. Great is Jehovah, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the hill of his holiness.
 2Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.
 3God is known in her palaces as a high fortress. (Psa. 48:1‑3)
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Psa. 50:2• 2Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined forth. (Psa. 50:2)
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Psa. 76:1‑2• 1To the chief Musician. On stringed instruments. A Psalm of Asaph: a Song. In Judah is God known, his name is great in Israel;
 2And in Salem is his tent, and his dwelling-place in Zion. (Psa. 76:1‑2)
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Isa. 12:6• 6Cry out and shout, thou inhabitress of Zion; for great is the Holy One of Israel in the midst of thee. (Isa. 12:6)
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Isa. 14:32• 32And what shall be answered to the messengers of the nation? That Jehovah hath founded Zion, and the afflicted of his people find refuge in it. (Isa. 14:32)
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Heb. 12:22‑24• 22but ye have come to mount Zion; and to the city of the living God, heavenly Jerusalem; and to myriads of angels,
 23the universal gathering; and to the assembly of the firstborn who are registered in heaven; and to God, judge of all; and to the spirits of just men made perfect;
 24and to Jesus, mediator of a new covenant; and to the blood of sprinkling, speaking better than Abel. (Heb. 12:22‑24)
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Rev. 14:1‑5• 1And I saw, and behold, the Lamb standing upon mount Zion, and with him a hundred and forty-four thousand, having his name and the name of his Father written upon their foreheads.
 2And I heard a voice out of the heaven as a voice of many waters, and as a voice of great thunder. And the voice which I heard was as of harp-singers harping with their harps;
 3and they sing a new song before the throne, and before the four living creatures and the elders. And no one could learn that song save the hundred and forty-four thousand who were bought from the earth.
 4These are they who have not been defiled with women, for they are virgins: these are they who follow the Lamb wheresoever it goes. These have been bought from men as first-fruits to God and to the Lamb:
 5and in their mouths was no lie found; for they are blameless. (Rev. 14:1‑5)
high.
Psa. 66:7• 7He ruleth by his power for ever; his eyes observe the nations: let not the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah. (Psa. 66:7)
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Psa. 97:9• 9For thou, Jehovah, art the Most High above all the earth; thou art exalted exceedingly above all gods. (Psa. 97:9)
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Dan. 4:34‑35• 34And at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes unto the heavens, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the Most High, and I praised and honoured him that liveth for ever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is from generation to generation.
 35And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing; and he doeth according to his will in the army of the heavens, and among the inhabitants of the earth; and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou? (Dan. 4:34‑35)
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James 4:6‑7• 6But he gives more grace. Wherefore he says, God sets himself against the proud, but gives grace to the lowly.
 7Subject yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. (James 4:6‑7)
• His rule extending over all peoples. (“Psalms 99” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Jehovah is great in Zion, and he is high above all the peoples.