Sharper Iron — Time in the Psalms - Psalm 99: Holy, Holy, Holy Is the LORD, the King

The LORD reigns as the transcendent King over all the earth and all the nations, yet He comes near to His people as He rules from the place where He has promised to dwell. The peoples are called to praise Him for His just and righteous rule. He is the holy God who intends for His holiness to bless us. Moses, Aaron, and Samuel all experienced the blessing of God’s holiness as they called upon Him, and He answered with His forgiveness. Because of the forgiveness of our King, Jesus Christ, we call upon God and know that He will answer in His holiness for our blessing.

Rev. Nate Hill, pastor at St. Michael’s Lutheran Church in Winchester, TX, joins host Rev. Timothy Appel to study Psalm 99.

To learn more about St. Michael’s Lutheran, visit www.stmichaelswinchester.org.

Join Sharper Iron this summer to study selected Psalms. In the Psalter, God speaks His Word to us and teaches us how to speak back to Him in prayer. Even in the great variety of the Psalms, each one points us to our Savior, Jesus Christ.

Sharper Iron, hosted by Rev. Timothy Appel, looks at the text of Holy Scripture both in its broad context and its narrow detail, all for the sake of proclaiming Christ crucified and risen for sinners. Two pastors engage with God’s Word to sharpen not only their own faith and knowledge, but the faith and knowledge of all who listen. Submit comments or questions to: listener@kfuo.org

Sharper Iron is underwritten by Lutheran Church Extension Fund. Together in faith, LCEF helps to start, sustain and strengthen LCMS ministries through financial and strategic partnerships. Visit lcef.org.

Psalm 99

The Lord Our God Is Holy

99 The Lord reigns; let the peoples tremble!
    He sits enthroned upon the cherubim; let the earth quake!
²The Lord is great in Zion;
    he is exalted over all the peoples.
³Let them praise your great and awesome name!
    Holy is he!
⁴The King in his might loves justice.^[a]
    You have established equity;
you have executed justice
    and righteousness in Jacob.
⁵Exalt the Lord our God;
    worship at his footstool!
    Holy is he!

⁶Moses and Aaron were among his priests,
    Samuel also was among those who called upon his name.
    They called to the Lord, and he answered them.
⁷In the pillar of the cloud he spoke to them;
    they kept his testimonies
    and the statute that he gave them.

⁸O Lord our God, you answered them;
    you were a forgiving God to them,
    but an avenger of their wrongdoings.
⁹Exalt the Lord our God,
    and worship at his holy mountain;
    for the Lord our God is holy!

Footnotes

Psalm 99:4 Or The might of the King loves justice

Rev. Timothy Appel

Although a mathematics degree may not be incredibly helpful to (proudly born-and-raised Texan) Rev. Timothy Appel while hosting Sharper Iron, his love of CFW Walther and the season of Easter will come in handy. His Call is shepherding the flock at Faith Lutheran Church in Godfrey, Illinois, and he’s also husband to wife Kristin and dad to their growing basketball team of children. When he’s not carrying out pastoral duties, you may find him reading “The Lord of the Rings,” snacking on Reese’s peanut butter cups, playing dominoes with his boys, or studying up on Texas history (including Sam Houston, of course).