King James Version
Psalms 99:9 in the King James Version says “Exalt the LORD our God, and worship at his holy hill; for the LORD our God is holy.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 99 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Exalt the LORD our God, and worship at his holy hill; for the LORD our God is holy.”
Psalms 99:9 · KJV
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
“Exalt”
H7311to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively)
“for the 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
“and worship”
H7812to depress, i.e., prostrate (especially reflexive, in homage to royalty or god)
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
“is holy”
H6918sacred (ceremonially or morally); (as noun) god (by eminence), an angel, a saint, a sanctuary
“for the 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
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