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Psalm 99:7-9
New Catholic Bible
Psalm 99:7-9
New Catholic Bible
7 He spoke to them from the pillar of cloud;[a]
they obeyed his decrees and the law he gave them.
8 O Lord, our God,
you answered them;
you were a forgiving God to them,
but you punished their wrongdoings.[b]
9 Exalt the Lord, our God,
and worship at his holy mountain,
for the Lord, our God, is holy.[c]
Footnotes
- Psalm 99:7 Spoke to them from the pillar of cloud: the pillar of cloud was the symbol of God’s presence with his people during the Exodus (see Ex 13:21f), and God spoke to Moses (see Ex 33:9) and to Aaron (see Num 12:5) in the pillar of cloud. But though he spoke to Samuel, we have no record of it being in the pillar of cloud. Hence, the psalmist may here be alluding to the communication itself rather than how God communicated.
- Psalm 99:8 Punished their wrongdoings: among those punished for wrongdoings were Moses and Aaron, neither of whom was allowed to enter the Promised Land (see Ps 106:22f; Num 27:14; Deut 3:26).
- Psalm 99:9 Refrain similar to that in verse 5.
