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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Open up, ancient gates! Open up, ancient doors, and let the King of glory enter.

Context of Psalms 24:7

5They will receive blessing from the Lord and vindication from God their Savior. 6Such is the generation of those who seek him, who seek your face, God of Jacob. Lift up your heads, you gates; be lifted up, you ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in. 8Who is this King of glory? The Lord strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle. 9Lift up your heads, you gates; lift them up, you ancient doors, 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 for me the gates of the righteous; I will enter and give thanks to the Lord.
• Isaiah 26:2Open the gates that the righteous nation may enter, the nation that keeps faith.
• Psalms 21:1The king rejoices in your strength, Lord. How great is his joy in the victories you give!
• Psalms 97:6The heavens proclaim his righteousness, and all peoples see his glory.
• Haggai 2:7I will shake all nations, and what is desired by all nations will come, and I will fill this house with glory,’ says the Lord Almighty.
• Malachi 3:1“I will send my messenger, who will prepare the way before me. Then suddenly the Lord you are seeking will come to his temple; the messenger of the covenant, whom you desire, will come,” says the Lord Almighty.
• 1 Corinthians 2:8None of the rulers of this age understood it, for if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.
• James 2:1My brothers and sisters, believers in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ must not show favoritism.
• 2 Peter 3:18But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and forever! Amen.
• Revelation 4:11“You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they were created and have their being.”
• Psalms 68:16why gaze in envy, you rugged mountain, at the mountain where God chooses to reign, where the Lord himself will dwell forever?
• Psalms 132:8‘Arise, Lord, and come to your resting place, you and the ark of your might.
• Numbers 10:35Whenever the ark set out, Moses said, “Rise up, Lord! May your enemies be scattered; may your foes flee before you.”
• 2 Samuel 6:17They brought the ark of the Lord and set it in its place inside the tent that David had pitched for it, and David sacrificed burnt offerings and fellowship offerings before the Lord.
• 1 Kings 8:6The priests then brought the ark of the Lord’s covenant to its place in the inner sanctuary of the temple, the Most Holy Place, and put it beneath the wings of the cherubim.
• Mark 16:19After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, he was taken up into heaven and he sat 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

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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