YHWHיְהוָהreigns;מָלָךְlet the peoplesעַמִּיםshudder;יִרְגְּזוּhe who sits uponיֹשֵׁבthe cherubim,כְּרוּבִיםlet the earthהָאָרֶץtremble.תָּנוּט
Psalms 99:1
Study it in the app“YHWH reigns; let the peoples shudder; he who sits upon the cherubim, let the earth tremble.”
A psalm calls us to exalt YHWH, and twice repeats: he is holyHoliness
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 99:1, word by word
- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- reignsמָלָךְmalach
reign
To be king of a people, or to begin ruling it as king.
Where else “malach” appears- let the peoplesעַמִּיםamim
people
A group of people united by family, land and customs: a nation.
Where else “amim” appears- shudderיִרְגְּזוּyirgzu
tremble
For the body or the earth to shake from fear, pain or a very great force.
Where else “yirgzu” appears- he who sits uponיֹשֵׁבyoshev
sit
To sit; or sit on the throne to reign.
Where else “yoshev” appears- the cherubimכְּרוּבִיםkeruvim
cherub
Cherub(im): heavenly beings who in the Bible appear near God's presence and guarding what is holy, such as the way to the tree of life and the place above the ark of the covenant. They are not the "little angels" of paintings.
Where else “keruvim” appears- let the earthאָרֶץarets
people
The people who live on the earth.
Where else “arets” appears- trembleתָּנוּטtanut
quake
To quake, to shake. It appears only once in the Bible.
Where else “tanut” appears
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2YHWH in Zion is great, and exalted is he above all the peoples.