King James Version
Psalms 99:7 in the King James Version says “He spake unto them in the cloudy pillar: they kept his testimonies, and the ordinance that he gave them.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 99 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“He spake unto them in the cloudy pillar: they kept his testimonies, and the ordinance that he gave them.”
Psalms 99:7 · KJV
Exalt ye the LORD our God, and worship at his footstool ; for he is holy. he is: or, it is holy
Moses and Aaron among his priests, and Samuel among them that call upon his name; they called upon the LORD, and he answered them.
He spake unto them in the cloudy pillar: they kept his testimonies, and the ordinance that he gave them.
Thou answeredst them, O LORD our God: thou wast a God that forgavest them, though thou tookest vengeance of their inventions.
Exalt the LORD our God, and worship at his holy hill; for the LORD our God is holy.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“unto them in the cloudy”
H6051a cloud (as covering the sky), i.e., the nimbus or thunder-cloud
“He spake”
H1696perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
“they kept”
H8104properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e., guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc
“and the ordinance”
H2706an enactment; hence, an appointment (of time, space, quantity, labor or usage)
“that he gave”
H5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
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