Psalms 99:8

99:7 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.

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You answered them, Yahweh our God. You are a God who forgave them, although you took vengeance for their doings.

Thou answeredst them, O Lord our God: thou wast a God that forgavest them, though thou tookest vengeance of their inventions.

You answered them, O LORD our God: you were a God that forgave them, though you took vengeance of their inventions.

99:9 Exalt the LORD our God, and worship at his holy hill; for the LORD our God is holy.

What does Psalms 99:8 mean?

Psalms 99:8 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include עָנָה (ʻânâh), יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh), אֱלֹהִים (ʼĕlôhîym).

Hebrew interlinear

Thou

answeredstעָנָהʻânâh/aw-naw'/H6030properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announce

them,

LORDיְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

our

God:אֱלֹהִיםʼĕlôhîym/el-o-heem'/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 deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative

thou

wast

Godאֵלʼêl/ale/H410strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)

that

forgavestנָשָׂאnâsâʼ/naw-saw'/H5375to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative

them,

though

thou

tookest

vengeanceנָקַםnâqam/naw-kam'/H5358to grudge, i.e. avenge or punish

their

inventions.עֲלִילָהʻălîylâh/al-ee-law'/H5949an exploit (of God), or a performance (of man, often in a bad sense); by implication, an opportunity

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 99:8.

Genesis 2:15

And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it. the man: or, Adam

Genesis 2:16

And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: thou: Heb. eating thou shalt eat

Genesis 2:18

And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. meet: Heb. as before him

Genesis 2:19

And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof. Adam: or, the man

Genesis 2:21

And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;

Genesis 2:22

And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man. made: Heb. builded

Genesis 2:4

These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens,

Genesis 2:5

And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground.

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What does Psalms 99:8 say?

Psalms 99:8 (King James Version) reads: "Thou answeredst them, O LORD our God: thou wast a God that forgavest them, though thou tookest vengeance of their inventions."

Is Psalms 99:8 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 99:8 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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