Psalms 24
24
The Glory of God in Procession to Zion
1A psalm of David.
I
The earth is the Lord’s and all it holds,#Ps 50:12; 89:12; Dt 10:14; 1 Cor 10:26.
the world and those who dwell in it.
2For he founded it on the seas,
established it over the rivers.#Ps 136:6; Is 42:5.
II
3Who may go up the mountain of the Lord?#Ps 15:1.
Who can stand in his holy place?
4#Lit., “the one whose hands are clean.” The singular is used for the entire class of worshipers.“The clean of hand and pure of heart,
who has not given his soul to useless things,
what is vain.
5He will receive blessings from the Lord,
and justice from his saving God.
6Such is the generation that seeks him,
that seeks the face of the God of Jacob.”
Selah
III
7Lift up your heads, O gates;#24:7, 9] Lift up your heads, O gates…you ancient portals: the literal meaning would involve disassembly of the gates, since the portcullis (a gate that moves up and down) was unknown in the ancient world. Extra-biblical parallels might also suggest a full personification of the circle of gate towers: they are like a council of elders, bowed down and anxious, awaiting the return of the army and the great warrior gone to battle.
be lifted, you ancient portals,
that the king of glory may enter.#Ps 118:19–20.
8Who is this king of glory?
The Lord, strong and mighty,
the Lord, mighty in war.
9Lift up your heads, O gates;
rise up, you ancient portals,
that the king of glory may enter.
10Who is this king of glory?
The Lord of hosts, he is the king of glory.
Selah
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Psalm 24
24
The King of Glory
A Psalm of David.
1 #
Ps. 50:12; 89:11; Ex. 9:29; 19:5; Deut. 10:14; Job 41:11; Cited 1 Cor. 10:26 The earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof,#24:1 Or and all that fills it
the world and those who dwell therein,
2for he has #Ps. 104:5; Job 38:6; Prov. 8:29 founded it upon #Ps. 136:6; Gen. 1:9the seas
and established it upon the rivers.
3 # For ver. 3-5, see Ps. 15:1-5 Who shall ascend the hill of the Lord?
And who shall stand in his #Ps. 2:6holy place?
4 # [Deut. 10:12; Isa. 33:15, 16; Mic. 6:8] He who has #See Job 22:30 clean hands and #Ps. 73:1; Matt. 5:8 a pure heart,
who does not #[Ezek. 18:6] lift up his soul to #Ps. 31:6; 119:37what is false
and does not swear deceitfully.
5He will receive #[Gen. 22:17, 18] blessing from the Lord
and #Isa. 46:13; 56:1 righteousness from #Ps. 27:9; 38:22; 51:14; 88:1the God of his salvation.
6Such is #Ps. 14:5 the generation of those who seek him,
who #Ps. 27:8; 105:4seek the face of the God of Jacob.#24:6 Septuagint, Syriac, and two Hebrew manuscripts; Masoretic Text who seek your face, Jacob Selah
7 # [Ps. 118:19, 20; Isa. 26:2] Lift up your heads, O gates!
And be lifted up, O ancient doors,
that #[1 Cor. 2:8]the King of glory may come in.
8Who is this King of glory?
The Lord, strong and mighty,
the Lord, #[Ex. 15:3]mighty in battle!
9Lift up your heads, O gates!
And lift them up, O ancient doors,
that the King of glory may come in.
10Who is this King of glory?
#
Mal. 1:14
The Lord of hosts,
he is the King of glory! Selah
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