King James Version
Psalms 99:8 in the King James Version says “Thou answeredst them, O LORD our God: thou wast a God that forgavest them, though thou tookest vengeance of their invent...” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 99 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Thou answeredst them, O LORD our God: thou wast a God that forgavest them, though thou tookest vengeance of their inventions.”
Psalms 99:8 · KJV
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
“them O LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
“our God”
H430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of
“Thou answeredst”
H6030properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e., pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout,
“thou wast a God”
H410strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the almighty (but used also of any deity)
“that forgavest”
H5375to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
“of their inventions”
H5949an exploit (of god), or a performance (of man, often in a bad sense); by implication, an opportunity
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