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Psalms 24

BSB·10 verses ·Old Testament
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1The earthהָאָ֣רֶץhā·’ā·reṣ — Land, earth, or countryH776 — Full Word Study → is the LORD’s, and the fullness thereofוּמְלוֹאָ֑הּū·mə·lō·w·’āh — Fullness, abundance, or that which fillsH4393 — Full Word Study →, the worldתֵּ֝בֵ֗לtê·ḇêl — The inhabited earth; the worldH8398 — Full Word Study → and all who dwellוְיֹ֣שְׁבֵיwə·yō·šə·ḇê — to dwell, inhabit, settle, remainH3427 — Full Word Study → therein. 2Forכִּי־kî- — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → Heה֭וּאhū — He, she, it; the third person pronounH1931 — Full Word Study → has founded itיְסָדָ֑הּyə·sā·ḏāh — to found, establish, lay a foundationH3245 — Full Word Study → uponעַל־‘al- — upon, over, against; concerningH5921 — Full Word Study → the seasיַמִּ֣יםyam·mîm — Sea, body of water; also directional (west, south)H3220 — Full Word Study → and established itיְכוֹנְנֶֽהָ׃yə·ḵō·wn·ne·hā — to establish, prepare, or make firmH3559 — Full Word Study → uponוְעַל־wə·‘al- — upon, over, against; concerningH5921 — Full Word Study → the watersנְ֝הָר֗וֹתnə·hā·rō·wṯ — River, StreamH5104 — Full Word Study →. 3Whoמִֽי־mî- — who? what person?H4310 — Full Word Study → may ascendיַעֲלֶ֥הya·‘ă·leh — to ascend, rise up, go upH5927 — Full Word Study → the hillבְהַר־ḇə·har- — Mountain, hill, or elevated land massH2022 — Full Word Study → of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study →? Whoוּמִי־ū·mî- — who? what person?H4310 — Full Word Study → may standיָ֝קוּםyā·qūm — To rise, stand, or be establishedH6965 — Full Word Study → in His holyקָדְשֽׁוֹ׃qā·ḏə·šōw — Holiness, sacred, consecrated, set apartH6944 — Full Word Study → placeבִּמְק֥וֹםbim·qō·wm — A place, location, or spaceH4725 — Full Word Study →? 4He who has cleanנְקִ֥יnə·qî — Innocent, blameless, free from guiltH5355 — Full Word Study → handsכַפַּ֗יִםḵap·pa·yim — Palm of the hand; hollow of anything; power or controlH3709 — Full Word Study → and a pureוּֽבַר־ū·ḇar- — Pure, clean, clear, or choiceH1249 — Full Word Study → heartלֵ֫בָ֥בlê·ḇāḇ — The inner self; mind, will, understandingH3824 — Full Word Study →, whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר׀’ă·šer — who, which, that; when, where, becauseH834 — Full Word Study → does notלֹא־lō- — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → lift upנָשָׂ֣אnā·śā — To lift up, raise, or bear; to carry or supportH5375 — Full Word Study → his soulנַפְשִׁ֑יnap̄·šî — soul, life, person, selfH5315 — Full Word Study → to an idolלַשָּׁ֣וְאlaš·šāw — falsehood, deception, emptinessH7723 — Full Word Study → orוְלֹ֖אwə·lō — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → swearנִשְׁבַּ֣עniš·ba‘ — To swear an oath; to bind oneself by solemn promiseH7650 — Full Word Study → deceitfullyלְמִרְמָֽה׃lə·mir·māh — deceit, treachery, or cunning deceptionH4820 — Full Word Study →. 5He will receiveיִשָּׂ֣אyiś·śā — To lift up, raise, or bear; to carry or supportH5375 — Full Word Study → blessingבְ֭רָכָהḇə·rā·ḵāh — Blessing; divine favor and benefitH1293 — Full Word Study → from the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study → and vindicationוּ֝צְדָקָ֗הū·ṣə·ḏā·qāh — Righteousness, justice, right conductH6666 — Full Word Study → from the Godמֵאֱלֹהֵ֥יmê·’ĕ·lō·hê — God, the divine beingH430 — Full Word Study → of his salvationיִשְׁעֽוֹ׃yiš·‘ōw — Salvation, deliverance, safetyH3468 — Full Word Study →. 6Suchזֶ֭הzeh — this, that; the one, the otherH2088 — Full Word Study → is the generationדּ֣וֹרdō·wr — generation; age; lifetime; posterityH1755 — Full Word Study → of those who seek Himדֹּרְשׁוֹdō·rə·šō — to seek, inquire, search diligentlyH1875 — Full Word Study →, who seekמְבַקְשֵׁ֨יmə·ḇaq·šê — To seek, search for, or request earnestlyH1245 — Full Word Study → Your faceפָנֶ֖יךָp̄ā·ne·ḵā — face; presence; beforeH6440 — Full Word Study →, O God of Jacob. Selahסֶֽלָה׃se·lāh — Pause or SelahH5542 — Full Word Study → 7Lift upשְׂא֤וּśə·’ū — To lift up, raise, or bear; to carry or supportH5375 — Full Word Study → your headsרָֽאשֵׁיכֶ֗םrā·šê·ḵem — Head; chief; beginning; topH7218 — Full Word Study →, O gatesשְׁעָרִ֨ים׀šə·‘ā·rîm — Gate; entrance to a city or enclosureH8179 — Full Word Study →! Be lifted upוְֽ֭הִנָּשְׂאוּwə·hin·nā·śə·’ū — To lift up, raise, or bear; to carry or supportH5375 — Full Word Study →, O ancientעוֹלָ֑ם‘ō·w·lām — forever, eternity, perpetual durationH5769 — Full Word Study → doorsפִּתְחֵ֣יpiṯ·ḥê — doorway, entrance, openingH6607 — Full Word Study →, that the Kingמֶ֣לֶךְme·leḵ — A male ruler or sovereign who governs a nation or kingdomH4428 — Full Word Study → of Gloryהַכָּבֽוֹד׃hak·kā·ḇō·wḏ — weightiness, honor, splendor, gloryH3519 — Full Word Study → may enterוְ֝יָב֗וֹאwə·yā·ḇō·w — to come, go, enter, arriveH935 — Full Word Study →! 8Whoמִ֥יmî — who? what person?H4310 — Full Word Study → is thisזֶה֮zeh — this, that; the one, the otherH2088 — Full Word Study → Kingמֶ֤לֶךְme·leḵ — A male ruler or sovereign who governs a nation or kingdomH4428 — Full Word Study → of Gloryהַכָּ֫ב֥וֹדhak·kā·ḇō·wḏ — weightiness, honor, splendor, gloryH3519 — Full Word Study →? The LORDיְ֭הוָהYah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study → strongעִזּ֣וּז‘iz·zūz — Strength, might, power, or vigorH5808 — Full Word Study → and mightyוְגִבּ֑וֹרwə·ḡib·bō·wr — mighty man, warrior, strong heroH1368 — Full Word Study →, the LORDיְ֝הוָ֗הYah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study → mightyגִּבּ֥וֹרgib·bō·wr — mighty man, warrior, strong heroH1368 — Full Word Study → in battleמִלְחָמָֽה׃mil·ḥā·māh — Battle, warfare, combat, military conflictH4421 — Full Word Study →. 9Lift upשְׂא֤וּśə·’ū — To lift up, raise, or bear; to carry or supportH5375 — Full Word Study → your headsרָֽאשֵׁיכֶ֗םrā·šê·ḵem — Head; chief; beginning; topH7218 — Full Word Study →, O gatesשְׁעָרִ֨ים׀šə·‘ā·rîm — Gate; entrance to a city or enclosureH8179 — Full Word Study →! Be lifted upוּ֭שְׂאוּū·śə·’ū — To lift up, raise, or bear; to carry or supportH5375 — Full Word Study →, O ancientעוֹלָ֑ם‘ō·w·lām — forever, eternity, perpetual durationH5769 — Full Word Study → doorsפִּתְחֵ֣יpiṯ·ḥê — doorway, entrance, openingH6607 — Full Word Study →, that the Kingמֶ֣לֶךְme·leḵ — A male ruler or sovereign who governs a nation or kingdomH4428 — Full Word Study → of Gloryהַכָּבֽוֹד׃hak·kā·ḇō·wḏ — weightiness, honor, splendor, gloryH3519 — Full Word Study → may enterוְ֝יָבֹאwə·yā·ḇō — to come, go, enter, arriveH935 — Full Word Study →! 10Whoמִ֤יmî — who? what person?H4310 — Full Word Study → is Heה֣וּאhū — He, she, it; the third person pronounH1931 — Full Word Study →, thisזֶה֮zeh — this, that; the one, the otherH2088 — Full Word Study → Kingמֶ֤לֶךְme·leḵ — A male ruler or sovereign who governs a nation or kingdomH4428 — Full Word Study → of Gloryהַכָּ֫ב֥וֹדhak·kā·ḇō·wḏ — weightiness, honor, splendor, gloryH3519 — Full Word Study →? The LORDיְהוָ֥הYah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study → of Hostsצְבָא֑וֹתṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ — army, host, or organized military forceH6635 — Full Word Study →Heה֤וּאhū — He, she, it; the third person pronounH1931 — Full Word Study → is the Kingמֶ֖לֶךְme·leḵ — A male ruler or sovereign who governs a nation or kingdomH4428 — Full Word Study → of Gloryהַכָּב֣וֹדhak·kā·ḇō·wḏ — weightiness, honor, splendor, gloryH3519 — Full Word Study →. Selahסֶֽלָה׃se·lāh — Pause or SelahH5542 — Full Word Study →
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Chapter Commentary — Psalms 24
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Psalm 24 is a magnificent royal processional psalm that moves from declaring God's sovereignty over all creation to celebrating the entrance of the King of glory into His holy place. The psalm opens with the foundational truth that everything belongs to the Lord, then shifts to a penetrating question: who is worthy to enter God's presence? The answer comes through a call for moral and spiritual purity. The psalm concludes with a triumphal liturgy in which the gates of heaven are commanded to open wide for the King of glory—a passage filled with messianic significance that points ultimately to Christ's ascension and reign.

Verses 1-2: The LORD's Universal Ownership

The psalm begins with a sweeping declaration of God's absolute dominion: "The earth is the LORD's, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein." This is not merely poetic sentiment—it is foundational theology. Every square inch of creation, every creature, every person belongs to God by right of creation. Verse 2 reinforces this by describing how God established the earth upon the seas and floods, emphasizing both His creative power and His ongoing sovereignty over the natural world. This reminds us that we are not ultimate owners of anything; we are stewards of what belongs to God. Whether we speak of our finances, our time, our talents, or our very lives, all of it is the Lord's.

Verses 3-5: The Question of Worthiness

Having established God's ownership, the psalmist poses a searching question: "Who shall ascend into the hill of the LORD? or who shall stand in his holy place?" This is not asking for a census but for a standard of holiness. The answer is profoundly convicting: "He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully." "Clean hands" speak to outward conduct—righteous behavior in our dealings with others. A "pure heart" points to inner integrity—sincere motives and undivided devotion to God. The psalmist further excludes those who pursue vanity (emptiness, worthless idols) or speak deceitfully. This is the character God requires of those who would draw near to Him. Verse 5 promises that such a person "shall receive the blessing from the LORD, and righteousness from the God of his salvation." Righteousness here is not merely moral performance but a right standing before God—a gift received from His grace.

Verse 6: The Seekers of God

The psalmist identifies "the generation of them that seek him, that seek thy face, O Jacob." The "generation" here refers not to an age group but to a spiritual family—those who actively pursue God's presence and favor. This verse celebrates the community of genuine worshippers across the ages who long to know God intimately.

Verses 7-10: The Triumphal Entry of the King

The mood shifts dramatically to processional celebration. The psalmist calls upon the gates of heaven to open: "Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in." Twice this command is issued (verses 7 and 9), and twice the heavenly court responds by asking, "Who is this King of glory?" The answers crescendo: first, He is "the LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle" (verse 8), and finally, "the LORD of hosts, he is the King of glory" (verse 10). Many scholars see in these verses an echo of Christ's ascension—the victorious King entering heaven's gates after His work of redemption is complete.

Application for Today

This psalm calls us to examine our hearts: Do we recognize God's ownership of our lives? Are we cultivating clean hands and pure hearts? Psalm 24 reminds us that drawing near to God requires integrity and sincere devotion. Yet it also assures us that through Christ—the true King of glory who has conquered sin and death—we are invited to ascend to God's holy hill and experience His blessing and righteousness. Let us seek His face with whole hearts.

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