Psalms 24:3-10

3 Who may 1ascend into the 2hill of the LORD? And who may stand in His holy 3place?
4 He who has 4clean hands and a 5pure heart, Who has not 6lifted up his soul to falsehood And has not 7sworn deceitfully.
5 He shall receive a 8blessing from the LORD And 9righteousness from the God of his salvation.
6 This is the generation of those who 10seek Him, Who seek Your face -even Jacob. Selah.
7 11Lift up your heads, O gates, And be lifted up, O ancient doors, That the King of 12glory may come in!
8 Who is the King of glory? The LORD 13strong and mighty, The LORD 14mighty in battle.
9 Lift up your heads, O gates, And lift them up, O ancient doors, That the King of 15glory may come in!
10 Who is this King of glory? The LORD of 16hosts, He is the King of glory. Selah.

Psalms 24:3-10 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO PSALM 24

\\<>\\. This psalm is thought by some of the Jewish writers {d} to have been wrote when the ark was brought from the house of Obededom to the city of David, and put into the place prepared for it by him, 2Sa 6:17; to which reference is supposed to be had in Ps 24:7-10; or after that David had built an altar in the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite, and had knowledge of the hill Moriah, as the place where the sanctuary was to be built; called the hill of the Lord, and his holy place, Ps 24:3; however, it was certainly written by David, under the inspiration of the spirit of God; and is a prophecy of Christ, and of the Gospel church, and describes the members of it. {d} Aben Ezra & Kimchi.

Cross References 16

  • 1. Psalms 15:1
  • 2. Psalms 2:6
  • 3. Psalms 65:4
  • 4. Job 17:9; Psalms 22:30; Psalms 26:6
  • 5. Psalms 51:10; Psalms 73:1; Matthew 5:8
  • 6. Ezekiel 18:15
  • 7. Psalms 15:4
  • 8. Psalms 115:13
  • 9. Psalms 36:10
  • 10. Psalms 27:4, 8
  • 11. Psalms 118:20; Isaiah 26:2
  • 12. Psalms 29:2, 9; Psalms 97:6; Acts 7:2; 1 Corinthians 2:8
  • 13. Deuteronomy 4:34; Psalms 96:7
  • 14. Exodus 15:3, 6; Psalms 76:3-6
  • 15. Psalms 26:8; Psalms 57:11
  • 16. Genesis 32:2; Joshua 5:14; 2 Samuel 5:10; Nehemiah 9:6

Footnotes 6

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