Psalms 99:1

Psalms 99:1 says, The LORD reigneth; let the people tremble: he sitteth between the cherubims; let the earth be moved.  Matthew Henry says this psalm was written to remind the Jewish people that they were not to forget God's laws as the awaited the coming Messiah, and we should not forget God's laws as we await the return of the Messiah.  God still reigned then and He still reigns now.  Verse two adds, The LORD is great in Zion; and he is high above all the people.  As God reigned in Zion then and was high above the people, He still reigns today.  Verse three continues, Let them praise thy great and terrible name; for it is holy.  The people of Israel were not to forget to praise the name of God because it was holy.  We as followers of Christ are not to forget to praise God for the same reason.  We should praise God because of Who He is and not for what He has done for us materially.   Verse four states, The king’s strength also loveth judgment; thou dost establish equity, thou executest judgment and righteousness in Jacob.  The people of Israel, from the king on down, were called on to execute righteousness and judgment.  We as individual Christians and as Christians collectively need to do the same thing.  Verse five adds, Exalt ye the LORD our God, and worship at his footstool; for he is holy.  We today as the people of Israel then are to worship at the footstool of God.  We will never be God's equal, but are to come to Him in humility.  Verse six continues, Moses and Aaron among his priests, and Samuel among them that call upon his name; they called upon the LORD, and he answered them.  The people of Israel were reminded that those who came before them had called on God and He had answered them.  We have the Bible, and the testimony of others, to remind us that God always hears His people and answers their prayers, even if the answer is no.  Verse seven declares, He spake unto them in the cloudy pillar: they kept his testimonies, and the ordinance that he gave them.  God spoke to the people of Israel in pillar of cloud, and they kept His testimonies and ordances.  God speaks to us today as followers of Christ through the Bible and the Holy Spirit, and we need to keep His ordances.  Being a Christian does not make us free to do anything and everything that we want to do.  Verse eight adds, Thou answeredst them, O LORD our God: thou wast a God that forgavest them, though thou tookest vengeance of their inventions.  God was and still is the God Who forgives us if we accept Jesus Christ as our Savior and Lord, but He still will hold us accountable if we stray away from His laws.  Verse nine continues,  Exalt the LORD our God, and worship at his holy hill; for the LORD our God is holy.  We should exalt God in all that we do, because the LORD our God is holy.