거룩한 자 앞에 꿇어앉다: 시편 99편의 신앙과 신뢰
전능자가 그룹들 위에 앉아 계실 때, 그의 거룩함은 경외를 불러일으키고, 그의 의로움은 신뢰를 불러일으키는도다.
GOD, enthroned on cherubim, is sovereign,peoples tremble, the earth quakes. GOD is great in Zion,and exalted above all peoples. They praise Your name as great and awesome;[God] is holy! Mighty ruler who loves justice,it was You who established equity,You who worked righteous judgment in Jacob. Exalt the ETERNAL our Godand bow down to the divine footstool;[God] is holy! Moses and Aaron among God’s priests,Samuel, among those who call on the divine name—when they called to GOD,they were answered. [God] spoke to them in a pillar of cloud;they obeyed those decrees,the law given to them. Our ETERNAL God, You answered them;You were a forgiving God for them,but You exacted retribution for their misdeeds. Exalt the ETERNAL our God,and bow toward God’s holy hill,for the ETERNAL our God is holy.
Psalm 99 portrays God as enthroned above the cherubim, exalted in Zion, holy, and righteous—yet forgiving toward those who call on His name. The psalm unfolds a rhythm of exaltation and bowing down, framing faith as reverent trust in a sovereign, holy, and just King.