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YHWHיְהוָהin Zionבְּצִיּוֹןis great,גָּדוֹלand exaltedוְרָםis heהוּאaboveעַלallכָּלthe peoples.הָעַמִּים
Psalms 99:2
Study it in the app“YHWH in Zion is great, and exalted is he above all the peoples.”
A psalm calls us to exalt YHWH, and twice repeats: he is holyHoliness
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 99:2, 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- in Zionצִיּוֹןtsiyon
Zion
See it on the mapWhere else “tsiyon” appears- is greatגָּדוֹלgadol
great
Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.
Where else “gadol” appears- and exaltedרָםram
be high
To be up above, raised in honor.
Where else “ram” appears- the peoplesעַמִּיםamim
people
A group of people united by family, land and customs: a nation.
Where else “amim” appears
Places in this verse
Zion
Today: Mount Zion hill, Jerusalem
A hill in Jerusalem; it first named the fortress David captured, and later sometimes the whole city.
David captured the stronghold of Zion and called it the city of David (2 Sam 5:7). The Psalms and prophets call it the place where God lives among his people (Ps 48:2).
The context
1YHWH reigns; let the peoples shudder; he who sits upon the cherubim, let the earth tremble.
2 · This verse (above)
3Let them give thanks to your name, great and fearsome; holy is he.