Guiding Questions: Psalms 99

This is part of the Tanakh Yomi Project.

  1. How does this Psalm continue the refrains of the immediately preceding passages?
  2. And, in Psalms 99:3, who is it that should praise God, Israel or, rather, all humanity?
  3. What, in particular, is God’s attribute?
  4. The end of Psalms 99:3 is translated as “holy” — what does the term actually mean and would it have equal or greater meaning if “kadosh” was translated as “unique”?
  5. In Psalms 99:6-8 there are three personalities mentioned; is any one of them a king? a general? What is the common nature of the three?
  6. In Psalms 99:8 does the reference to “You were a forgiving God for them” preclude such forgiveness for others?
  7. Again, in Psalms 99:9 would rendering the word “kadosh” as unique give reinforcement to the “special nature” of the Divine?

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Perek Yomi materials originally produced by the USCJ and Dr. Morton K. Siegel.
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