Psalms 99
Old Testament · Brenton Septuagint with Greek parallel
Psalms chapter 99 is given here in full, verse by verse, in Sir Lancelot Brenton's classic English translation of the Septuagint (LXX), with the Greek text of the Septuagint set beneath each verse. The text follows the Septuagint tradition received throughout the Orthodox Church.
5 patristic excerpts are attached to this chapter, from Saint Augustine of Hippo.
Psalms 99
1(100) A Psalm for Thanksgiving. Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth.Ψαλμὸς εἰς ἐξομολόγησιν. Ἀλαλάξατε τῷ Κυρίῳ πᾶσα ἡ γῆ,
2Serve the Lord with gladness; come before his presence with exultation.δουλεύσατε τῷ Κυρίῳ ἐν εὐφροσύνῃ· εἰσέλθατε ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ ἐν ἀγαλλιάσει.
3Know that the Lord he is God; he made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.Γνῶτε ὅτι Κύριος αὐτός ἐστιν ὁ Θεός· αὐτὸς ἐποίησεν ἡμᾶς, καὶ οὐχ ἡμεῖς, λαὸς αὐτοῦ καὶ πρόβατα τῆς νομῆς αὐτοῦ.
4Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with hymns; give thanks to him, praise his name.Εἰσέλθατε εἰς τὰς πύλας αὐτοῦ ἐν ἐξομολογήσει, τὰς αὐλὰς αὐτοῦ ἐν ὕμνοις· ἐξομολογεῖσθε αὐτῷ, αἰνεῖτε τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ.
5For the Lord is good, his mercy is for ever; and his truth endures to generation and generation.Ὅτι χρηστὸς Κύριος, εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἕως γενεᾶς καὶ γενεᾶς ἡ ἀλήθεια αὐτοῦ.
The Fathers on Psalms 99
Saint Augustine of Hippo comments on this chapter. Each excerpt below is drawn from the full text held in the Fathers Library; follow the link on any entry to read the whole work.
On Psalms 99:1Saint Augustine of Hippo3. “Jubilate,” therefore, “unto the Lord, all ye lands” (ver. 1). This Psalm giveth this exhortation to us, that we jubilate unto the Lord. Nor doth it, as it were, exhort one particular corner of the earth, or one habitation or congregation of men; but since it is aware that it hath sown blessings on every side, on every side it doth exact jubilance. Doth all the earth at this moment hear my voice? And yet the…
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On Psalms 99:2Saint Augustine of Hippo10. “O serve the Lord with gladness” (ver. 2): he addresseth you, whoever ye are who endure all things in love, and rejoice in hope. “Serve the Lord,” not in the bitterness of murmuring, but in the “gladness of love.” “Come before His presence with rejoicing.” It is easy to rejoice outwardly: rejoice before the presence of God. Let not the tongue be too joyful: let the conscience be joyful. “Come before His…
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On Psalms 99:2, 5Saint Augustine of Hippo13. “For the Lord is pleasant” (ver. 4). Think not that ye faint in praising Him. Your praise of Him is like food: the more ye praise Him, the more ye acquire strength, and He whom ye praise becometh the more sweet. “His mercy is everlasting.” For He will not cease to be merciful, after He hath freed thee: it belongeth to His mercy to protect thee even unto eternal life. “His mercy,” therefore, “is to…
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On Psalms 99:3Saint Augustine of Hippo11. “Be ye sure that the Lord He is God” (ver. 3). Who knoweth not that the Lord, He is God? But He speaketh of the Lord, whom men thought not God: “Be ye sure that the Lord He is God.” Let not that Lord become vile in your sight: ye have crucified Him, scourged Him, spit upon Him, crowned Him with thorns, clothed Him in a dress of infamy, hung Him upon the Cross, pierced Him with nails, wounded Him with a spear,…
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On Psalms 99:3Open Psalms 99 in the interactive reader Switch translations, hear the chapter read aloud, tap any verse for its patristic commentary, and study the Greek word by word.Saint Augustine of Hippo12. “Enter into His gates with confession” (ver. 3). At the gates is the beginning: begin with confession. Thence is the Psalm entitled, “A Psalm of Confession:” there be joyful. Confess that ye were not made by yourselves, praise Him by whom ye were made. Let thy good come from Him, in departing from whom thou hast caused thine evil. “Enter into His gates with confession.” Let the flock enter into the gates: let…
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