Common misinterpretations of Psalms 99:5 include treating 'his footstool' as a literal physical object to venerate, such as furniture in a church, rather than a symbolic representation of God's throne or sanctuary; reducing the exhortation to exalt and worship God to empty rituals without genuine awe of His holiness; or universalizing it to endorse worship of any deity or idol, ignoring its exclusive focus on Yahweh as the holy King deserving sole devotion.
Psalms 99:5
King James Version (1769)
5 Exalt ye the Lord our God, and worship at his footstool; for he is holy.
Psalms 99:5 calls believers to exalt and worship the Lord as their God, specifically at His footstool—a poetic reference to the ark of the covenant or the temple as the place of His presence—because of His unparalleled holiness, emphasizing God's sovereign reign, majesty, and moral perfection that demand reverent adoration and submission in the context of psalms celebrating His kingship over Israel and the nations.