Psalm 24:2-10

2 For He has ¹founded it upon the seas And established it upon the rivers.

3 Who may ²ascend into the ³hill of the LORD? And who may stand in His holy ⁴place?

4 He who has ⁵clean hands and a ⁶pure heart, Who has not ⁷lifted up his soul to falsehood And has not ⁸sworn deceitfully.

5 He shall receive a ⁹blessing from the LORD And ¹⁰righteousness from the God of his salvation.

6 This is the generation of those who ¹¹seek Him, Who seek Your face -even Jacob. Selah.

7 ¹²Lift up your heads, O gates, And be lifted up, O ancient doors, That the King of ¹³glory may come in!

8 Who is the King of glory? The LORD ¹⁴strong and mighty, The LORD ¹⁵mighty in battle.

9 Lift up your heads, O gates, And lift them up, O ancient doors, That the King of ¹⁶glory may come in!

10 Who is this King of glory? The LORD of ¹⁷hosts, He is the King of glory. Selah.

Psalm 24:2-10 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

• 1. Psalms 104:3, 5; Psalms 136:6
• 2. Psalms 15:1
• 3. Psalms 2:6
• 4. Psalms 65:4
• 5. Job 17:9; Psalms 22:30; Psalms 26:6
• 6. Psalms 51:10; Psalms 73:1; Matthew 5:8
• 7. Ezekiel 18:15
• 8. Psalms 15:4
• 9. Psalms 115:13
• 10. Psalms 36:10
• 11. Psalms 27:4, 8
• 12. Psalms 118:20; Isaiah 26:2
• 13. Psalms 29:2, 9; Psalms 97:6; Acts 7:2; 1 Corinthians 2:8
• 14. Deuteronomy 4:34; Psalms 96:7
• 15. Exodus 15:3, 6; Psalms 76:3-6
• 16. Psalms 26:8; Psalms 57:11
• 17. Genesis 32:2; Joshua 5:14; 2 Samuel 5:10; Nehemiah 9:6

Footnotes

• [a] Or "in vain"
• [b] I.e. as vindicated
• [c] Or "Such"
• [d] "Selah" may mean: "Pause, Crescendo" or "Musical interlude"
• [e] Lit "everlasting"
• [f] Lit "everlasting"