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

5They will receive the Lord’s blessing and have a right relationship with God their savior. 6Such people may seek you and worship in your presence, O God of Jacob. Interlude Open up, ancient gates! Open up, ancient doors, and let the King of glory enter. 8Who is the King of glory? The Lord, strong and mighty; the Lord, invincible in battle. 9Open up, ancient gates! Open up, ancient doors, and let the King of glory 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 where the righteous enter, and I will go in and thank the Lord.
• Isaiah 26:2Open the gates to all who are righteous; allow the faithful to enter.
• Psalms 21:1How the king rejoices in your strength, O Lord! He shouts with joy because you give him victory.
• Psalms 97:6The heavens proclaim his righteousness; every nation sees his glory.
• Haggai 2:7I will shake all the nations, and the treasures of all the nations will be brought to this Temple. I will fill this place with glory, says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.
• Malachi 3:1“Look! I am sending my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me. Then the Lord you are seeking will suddenly come to his Temple. The messenger of the covenant, whom you look for so eagerly, is surely coming,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.
• 1 Corinthians 2:8But the rulers of this world have not understood it; if they had, they would not have crucified our glorious Lord.
• James 2:1My dear brothers and sisters, how can you claim to have faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ if you favor some people over others?
• 2 Peter 3:18Rather, you must grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. All glory to him, both now and forever! Amen.
• Revelation 4:11“You are worthy, O Lord our God, to receive glory and honor and power. For you created all things, and they exist because you created what you pleased.”
• Psalms 68:16Why do you look with envy, O rugged mountains, at Mount Zion, where God has chosen to live, where the Lord himself will live forever?
• Psalms 132:8Arise, O Lord, and enter your resting place, along with the Ark, the symbol of your power.
• Numbers 10:35And whenever the Ark set out, Moses would shout, “Arise, O Lord, and let your enemies be scattered! Let them flee before you!”
• 2 Samuel 6:17They brought the Ark of the Lord and set it in its place inside the special tent David had prepared for it. And David sacrificed burnt offerings and peace offerings to the Lord.
• 1 Kings 8:6Then the priests carried the Ark of the Lord’s Covenant into the inner sanctuary of the Temple—the Most Holy Place—and placed it beneath the wings of the cherubim.
• Mark 16:19When the Lord Jesus had finished talking with them, he was taken up into heaven and sat down in the place of honor at God’s right hand.

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
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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