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Psalms 99:5

Exalt ye the LORD our God, and worship at his footstool; for he is holy.

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רֽוֹמְמ֡וּromemvhighרוּםverb, polel, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “high”, a commandH7311to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively)bring up, exalt (self), extol, give, go up, haughty, heave (up), (be, lift up on, make on, set up on, too) high(-er, one), hold up, levy, lift(-er) up, (be) lofty, ([idiom] a-) loud, mount up, offer (up), [phrase] presumptuously, (be) prom…יְה֘וָ֤הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).אֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּeloheynvGodאֱלֹהִיםnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “God”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlativeangels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.וְֽ֭הִשְׁתַּחֲווּvehishtachavvand crouchשָׁחָהconjunction, verb, hishtaphel, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “and crouch”, a commandH7812to depress, i.e. prostrate (especially reflexive, in homage to royalty or God)bow (self) down, crouch, fall down (flat), humbly beseech, do (make) obeisance, do reverence, make to stoop, worship.לַהֲדֹ֥םlahadomto stoolהֲדֹםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “to stool”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1916a foot stool(foot-) stool.רַגְלָ֗יוraglayvfootרֶגֶלnoun, common, feminine, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “foot”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7272a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda[idiom] be able to endure, [idiom] according as, [idiom] after, [idiom] coming, [idiom] follow, (broken-)foot(-ed, -stool), [idiom] great toe, [idiom] haunt, [idiom] journey, leg, [phrase] piss, [phrase] possession, time.קָד֥וֹשׁqadoshsaintקָדוֹשׁadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “saint”, the ordinary formH6918sacred (ceremonially or morally); (as noun) God (by eminence), an angel, a saint, a sanctuaryholy (One), saint.הֽוּאhuas for herהוּאpronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “as for her”H1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or arehe, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Exalt ye the LORD our God, and prostrate yourselves at His footstool; Holy is He.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Exalt ye Jehovah our God, And worship at his footstool: Holy is he.

Young’s Literal Translation

Exalt ye Jehovah our God, And bow yourselves at His footstool, holy [is] He.

World English Bible

Exalt Yahweh our God. Worship at his footstool. He is Holy!

Darby Translation

Exalt Jehovah our God, and worship at his footstool. He is holy!

Douay-Rheims

For the Lord is sweet, his mercy endureth for ever, and his truth to generation and generation.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Exalt ye the LORD our God, and prostrate yourselves at His footstool; Holy is He.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Exalt ye the Lord our God, and worship at his footstool; for he is holy.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὑψοῦτε Κύριον τὸν Θεὸν ἡμῶν, καὶ προσκυνεῖτε τῷ ὑποποδίῳ τῶν ποδῶν αὐτοῦ, ὅτι ἅγιός ἐστι.