A reminder of God's holiness is the 99th Psalm. Another brief one, this recounts how God is great, and tremble-worthy. "Enthroned between the cherubim" is an allusion to the temple and the ark are made, the two most significant examples of God's holiness.
This Psalm shows how God's holiness is praiseworthy. God won't be messed with. His discipline of the nation of Israel is lauded. When they screwed up, God punished them. When they followed his covenant, God rewarded them. Sometimes God even blessed them while they were being jerks, like when they complained about no meat.
Moses, Aaron, and Samuel are pointed to as examples of people to emulate, even though Moses and Aaron displayed horrific lapses in judgement. God still lifted these men up, because they recognized God as holy.
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