God’s Word Translation
Psalms 24:5
5⌞This person⌟ will receive a blessing from the Lord and righteousness from God, his savior.
Psalms 24:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He shall receive the blessing from the Lord, and righteousness from the God of his salvation.
- New International Version (NIV)They will receive blessing from the Lord and vindication from God their Savior.
- English Standard Version (ESV)He will receive blessing from the Lord and righteousness from the God of his salvation.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He shall receive blessing from the Lord, And righteousness from the God of his salvation.
Context of Psalms 24:5
3Who may go up the Lord’s mountain? Who may stand in his holy place? 4⌞The one who⌟ has clean hands and a pure heart and does not long for what is false or lie when he is under oath. ⌞This person⌟ will receive a blessing from the Lord and righteousness from God, his savior. 6This is the person who seeks him, who searches for the face of the God of Jacob. Selah 7Lift your heads, you gates. Be lifted, you ancient doors, so that the king of glory may come in.
Read all of Psalms 24Psalms 24:5 word by word
יִשָּׂ֣א בְ֭רָכָה מֵאֵ֣ת יְהוָ֑ה וּ֝צְדָקָ֗ה מֵאֱלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׁעֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 24:5
- Psalms 50:23Whoever offers thanks as a sacrifice honors me. I will let everyone who continues in my way see the salvation that comes from God.”
- Psalms 67:6The earth has yielded its harvest. May God, our God, bless us.
- Psalms 72:17May his name endure forever. May his name continue as long as the sun ⌞shines⌟. May all nations be blessed through him and call him blessed.
- Psalms 115:12The Lord, who is ⌞always⌟ thinking about us, will bless us. He will bless the descendants of Israel. He will bless the descendants of Aaron.
- Psalms 128:1Blessed are all who fear the Lord and live his way.
- Numbers 6:24The Lord will bless you and watch over you.
- Isaiah 33:15The person who does what is right and speaks the truth will live. He rejects getting rich by extortion and refuses to take bribes. He refuses to listen to those who are plotting murders. He doesn’t look for evil things to do.
- Matthew 5:3“Blessed are those who recognize they are spiritually helpless. The kingdom of heaven belongs to them.
- John 7:17Those who want to follow the will of God will know if what I teach is from God or if I teach my own thoughts.
- Romans 4:6David says the same thing about those who are blessed: God approves of people without their earning it. David said,
- Galatians 3:9So people who believe are blessed together with Abraham, the man of faith.
- Ephesians 1:3Praise the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! Through Christ, God has blessed us with every spiritual blessing that heaven has to offer.
- 1 Peter 3:9Don’t pay people back with evil for the evil they do to you, or ridicule those who ridicule you. Instead, bless them, because you were called to inherit a blessing.
- Isaiah 46:13I’ll bring my righteousness near; it isn’t far away. My salvation will not be delayed. I’ll provide salvation for Zion and bring my glory to Israel.
- Isaiah 51:5My righteousness is near. My salvation is on the way. I will bring justice to people. The coastlands put their hope in me, and they wait eagerly for me.
- Isaiah 54:17No weapon that has been made to be used against you will succeed. You will have an answer for anyone who accuses you. This is the inheritance of the Lord’s servants. Their victory comes from me,” declares the Lord.
Commentaries on Psalms 24:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5He shall receive the blessing - Perhaps alluding to Obed-edom, at whose house the ark had been lodged, and on whom God had poured out especial blessings. And righteousness - Mercy: every kind of necessary good. It is the mercy of God that crowns the obedience and fidelity of good men. For what made them good and faithful? God's mercy. What crowns their fidelity? God's mercy.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5He shall receive the blessing from the Lord - literally, “He shall bear away a blessing from Yahweh.” The blessing here referred to means His favor and friendship. He shall be recognized and treated as His. In other words, God bestows His favor on those who possess the character here referred to. And righteousness from the God of his salvation - He shall be regarded and treated as righteous. Or, he shall obtain the divine approval as a righteous person…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-6The citizens of the King’s realm include all who seek him. The Lord invites them to enter his presence.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. righteousness--the rewards which God bestows on His people, or the grace to secure those rewards as well as the result.Read the comment
Topics related to Psalms 24:5
In the dictionaries
Commentaries on Psalms 24
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
God’s Word Translation — © 1995 God’s Word to the Nations Bible Society
Commentaries