Psalms 24:1-6

Of David. A psalm.

1 The earth is the LORD’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it;
2 for he founded it on the seas and established it on the waters.
3 Who may ascend the mountain of the LORD? Who may stand in his holy place?
4 The one who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not trust in an idol or swear by a false god.[a]
5 They will receive blessing from the LORDand vindication from God their Savior.
6 Such is the generation of those who seek him, who seek your face, God of Jacob.[b][c]

Psalms 24:1-6 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.

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Cross References 11

  • 1. S Exodus 9:29; Job 41:11; Psalms 89:11
  • 2. 1 Corinthians 10:26*
  • 3. S Genesis 1:6; Psalms 104:3; 2 Peter 3:5
  • 4. Psalms 2:6
  • 5. Psalms 15:1; Psalms 65:4
  • 6. S 2 Samuel 22:21; Job 17:9
  • 7. Psalms 51:10; Psalms 73:1; Matthew 5:8
  • 8. Ezekiel 18:15
  • 9. Deuteronomy 11:26
  • 10. Psalms 17:2
  • 11. Psalms 27:8; Psalms 105:4; Psalms 119:58; Hosea 5:15

Footnotes 3

  • [a]. Or "swear falsely"
  • [b]. Two Hebrew manuscripts and Syriac (see also Septuagint); most Hebrew manuscripts "face, Jacob"
  • [c]. The Hebrew has "Selah" (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 10.
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