Psalm 99:1-9 The LORD reigns; let the people tremble: he sits between the cherubim; let the earth be moved.… Quoting the words "God reigneth" of the forty-seventh Psalm, the Church Father, , added, by way of explanation, "from the wood." He meant from the wood of the Cross: Christ being lifted up on the Cross reigneth over all whom He draws to Him. We are reminded of Napoleon's saying that Charlemagne himself, who conquered and ruled by force, will soon be forgotten; but that Jesus Christ will reign for ever in the hearts of men by loving them. Parallel Verses KJV: The LORD reigneth; let the people tremble: he sitteth between the cherubims; let the earth be moved. |
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