Psalms 24:7

Psalms 24:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.
• New International Version (NIV)Lift up your heads, you gates; be lifted up, you ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Lift up your heads, O gates! And be lifted up, O ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Lift up your heads, O you gates! And be lifted up, you everlasting doors! And the King of glory shall come in.

Context of Psalms 24:7

5⌞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 Lift your heads, you gates. Be lifted, you ancient doors, so that the king of glory may come in. 8Who is this king of glory? The Lord, strong and mighty! The Lord, heroic in battle! 9Lift your heads, you gates. Be lifted, you ancient doors, so that the king of glory may come in.

Psalms 24:7 word by word

שְׂא֤וּ שְׁעָרִ֨ים׀ רָֽאשֵׁיכֶ֗ם וְֽ֭הִנָּשְׂאוּ פִּתְחֵ֣י עוֹלָ֑ם וְ֝יָב֗וֹא מֶ֣לֶךְ הַכָּבֽוֹד׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Lift upנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: kindnessH5375
• your headsרֹאשׁrô'sh · headH7218
• O ye gatesשַׁ֫עַרsha‛ar · gateH8179
• ye everlastingעוֹלָם‛ôlâm ‛ôlâm · forever: antiquityH5769
• doorsפֶּ֫תַחpethach · entranceH6607
• and the Kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• of gloryכָּבוֹדkâbôd kâbôd · gloryH3519
• shall come inבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935

Cross-references for Psalms 24:7

• Psalms 118:19Open the gates of righteousness for me. I will go through them ⌞and⌟ give thanks to the Lord.
• Isaiah 26:2Open the gates, and let the righteous nation come in, the nation that remains faithful.
• Psalms 21:1The king finds joy in your strength, O Lord. What great joy he has in your victory!
• Psalms 97:6The heavens tell about his righteousness, and all the people of the world see his glory.
• Haggai 2:7I will shake all the nations, and the one whom all the nations desire will come. Then I will fill this house with glory, says the Lord of Armies.
• Malachi 3:1“I’m going to send my messenger, and he will clear the way ahead of me. Then the Lord you are looking for will suddenly come to his temple. The messenger of the promise will come. He is the one you want,” says the Lord of Armies.
• 1 Corinthians 2:8Not one of the rulers of this world has known it. If they had, they wouldn’t have crucified the Lord of glory.
• James 2:1My brothers and sisters, practice your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ by not favoring one person over another.
• 2 Peter 3:18But grow in the good will and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Glory belongs to him now and for that eternal day! Amen.
• Revelation 4:11“Our Lord and God, you deserve to receive glory, honor, and power because you created everything. Everything came into existence and was created because of your will.”
• Psalms 68:16Why do you look with envy, you mountains with many peaks, at the mountain where God has chosen to live? Certainly, the Lord will live there forever.
• Psalms 132:8O Lord, arise, and come to your resting place with the ark of your power.
• Numbers 10:35Whenever the ark started to move, Moses would say, “Arise, O Lord! Scatter your enemies! Make those who hate you run away from you!”
• 2 Samuel 6:17The men carrying the ark set it in its place inside the tent David had put up for it. David sacrificed burnt offerings and fellowship offerings in the Lord’s presence.
• 1 Kings 8:6The priests brought the ark of the Lord’s promise to its place in the inner room of the temple (the most holy place) under the wings of the angels.
• Mark 16:19After talking with the apostles, the Lord was taken to heaven, where he received the honored position—the one next to God the Father on the throne.

Commentaries on Psalms 24:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7Lift up your heads, O ye gates - The address of those who preceded the ark, the gates being addressed instead of the keepers of the gates. Allusion is here made to the triumphal entry of a victorious general into the imperial city. In the hymn of Callimachus to Apollo, there are two lines very much like those in the text; they convey the very same sentiments. The poet represents the god coming into his temple, and calls upon the priests to open the doors…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7Lift up your heads, O ye gates - Either the gates of the city, or of the house erected for the worship of God; most probably, as has been remarked, the former. This may be supposed to have been uttered as the procession approached the city where the ark was to abide, as a summons to admit the King of glory to a permanent residence there. It would seem not improbable that the gates of the city were originally made in the form of a portcullis, as the gates…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-10Verses 7-10 The splendid entry here described, refers to the solemn bringing in of the ark into the tent David pitched for it, or the temple Solomon built for it. We may also apply it to the ascension of Christ into heaven, and the welcome given to him there. Our Redeemer found the gates of heaven shut, but having by his blood made atonement for sin, as one having authority, he demanded entrance. The angels were to worship him, He 1:6: they ask with…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-10The shepherd from Psalm 23, who is also the King of the world, takes control of Zion.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 7-107-10. The entrance of the ark, with the attending procession, into the holy sanctuary is pictured to us. The repetition of the terms gives emphasis.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 24:7

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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