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Psalm 99:6-8
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6 Moses and Aaron were two of his priests.[a]
Samuel was among those who prayed to him.
They prayed to the Lord
    and he answered them.
7 He spoke to them from the pillar of cloud.[b]
They obeyed his rules and his commands.
8 Yes, you answered them, Lord our God.
You forgave the sins of your people.
But when they did wrong things,
    you punished them.[c]

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  1. 99:6 This is the only place in the Bible where it says that Moses was a priest. Priests were God's special servants. They all came from the family of Aaron, who was Moses' brother.
  2. 99:7 The pillar of cloud led the Israelites across the wilderness from Egypt to Canaan.
  3. 99:8 Even when God forgave his people, he still needed to punish them when they did wrong things.
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Psalm 99:6-8
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6 Moses(A) and Aaron(B) were among his priests,
    Samuel(C) was among those who called on his name;
they called on the Lord
    and he answered(D) them.
7 He spoke to them from the pillar of cloud;(E)
    they kept his statutes and the decrees he gave them.

8 Lord our God,
    you answered them;
you were to Israel a forgiving God,(F)
    though you punished(G) their misdeeds.[a]

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  1. Psalm 99:8 Or God, / an avenger of the wrongs done to them
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