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

5Such godly people are rewarded by the Lord, and vindicated by the God who delivers them. 6Such purity characterizes the people who seek his favor, Jacob’s descendants, who pray to him. (Selah) Look up, you gates! Rise up, you eternal doors! Then the majestic king will enter! 8Who is this majestic king? The Lord who is strong and mighty! The Lord who is mighty in battle! 9Look up, you gates! Rise up, you eternal doors! Then the majestic king will enter!

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 for me the gates of the just king’s temple! I will enter through them and give thanks to the Lord.
• Isaiah 26:2Open the gates so a righteous nation can enter – one that remains trustworthy.
• Psalms 21:1O Lord, the king rejoices in the strength you give; he takes great delight in the deliverance you provide.
• Psalms 97:6The sky declares his justice, and all the nations see his splendor.
• Haggai 2:7I will also shake up all the nations, and they will offer their treasures; then I will fill this temple with glory,’ says the Lord who rules over all.
• Malachi 3:1“I am about to send my messenger, who will clear the way before me. Indeed, the Lord you are seeking will suddenly come to his temple, and the messenger of the covenant, whom you long for, is certainly coming,” says the Lord who rules over all.
• 1 Corinthians 2:8None of the rulers of this age understood it. If they had known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.
• James 2:1My brothers and sisters, do not show prejudice if you possess faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ.
• 2 Peter 3:18But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the honor both now and on that eternal day.
• Revelation 4:11“You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, since you created all things, and because of your will they existed and were created!”
• Psalms 68:16Why do you look with envy, O mountains with many peaks, at the mountain where God has decided to live? Indeed the Lord will live there permanently!
• Psalms 132:8Ascend, O Lord, to your resting place, you and the ark of your strength!
• Numbers 10:35And when the ark traveled, Moses would say, “Rise up, O Lord! May your enemies be scattered, and may those who hate you flee before you!”
• 2 Samuel 6:17They brought the ark of the Lord and put it in its place in the middle of the tent that David had pitched for it. Then David offered burnt sacrifices and peace offerings before the Lord.
• 1 Kings 8:6The priests brought the ark of the Lord’s covenant to its assigned place in the inner sanctuary of the temple, in the most holy place, under the wings of the cherubs.
• Mark 16:19After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, he was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.

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

• Gates
• Heaven
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Praise

In the dictionaries

• David
• Ark of the Covenant
• Gate
• King, Christ As
• Lift
• Psalms, Book of

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