荣耀的君王

大卫的诗。

24 大地和其中的万物都属于耶和华,
世上的一切都是祂的。
祂把大地奠基于海中,
建立在大水之上。
谁能登耶和华的山?
谁能站在祂的圣所中?
只有那些手洁心清,
不拜假神,不起假誓的人。
他们必蒙耶和华赐福,
被救他们的上帝称为义人。
这就是寻求耶和华的人,
他们敬拜雅各的上帝。(细拉)

众城门啊,打开吧!
古老的城门啊,敞开吧!
让荣耀的君王进来。
谁是荣耀的君王呢?是耶和华,
祂强大无比、战无不胜。
众城门啊,打开吧!
古老的城门啊,敞开吧!
让荣耀的君王进来。
10 谁是荣耀的君王呢?
万军之耶和华是荣耀的君王。(细拉)

Psalm 24

A song of David.

The earth and all that’s upon it belong to the Eternal.
    The world is His, with every living creature on it.
With seas as foundations and rivers as boundaries,
    He shaped the continents, fashioned the earth.

Who can possibly ascend the mountain of the Eternal?
    Who can stand before Him in sacred spaces?
Only those whose hands have been washed and hearts made pure,
    men and women who are not given to lies or deception.
The Eternal will stand close to them with blessing and mercy at hand,
    and the God who redeems will right what has been wrong.
These are the people who chase after Him;
    [like Jacob, they look for the face of God].[a]

[pause][b]

City gates—open wide!
    Ancient doors—stand back!
    For the glorious King shall soon pass your way.
Who is the glorious King?
    The Eternal who is powerful
    and mightily equipped for battle.
City gates—open wide!
    Ancient doors—stand back!
    For the glorious King shall soon pass your way.
10 Who is the glorious King?
    The Eternal, Commander of heaven’s army,
    He is the glorious King.

[pause]

Footnotes

  1. 24:6 Most Hebrew manuscripts read, “they look for your face, Jacob.”
  2. 24:6 Literally, selah, likely a musical direction from a Hebrew root meaning “to lift up”

The King of Glory and His Kingdom

A Psalm of David.

24 The (A)earth is the Lord’s, and all its fullness,
The world and those who dwell therein.
For He has (B)founded it upon the seas,
And established it upon the [a]waters.

(C)Who may ascend into the hill of the Lord?
Or who may stand in His holy place?
He who has (D)clean hands and (E)a pure heart,
Who has not lifted up his soul to an idol,
Nor (F)sworn deceitfully.
He shall receive blessing from the Lord,
And righteousness from the God of his salvation.
This is Jacob, the generation of those who (G)seek Him,
Who seek Your face. Selah

(H)Lift up your heads, O you gates!
And be lifted up, you everlasting doors!
(I)And the King of glory shall come in.
Who is this King of glory?
The Lord strong and mighty,
The Lord mighty in (J)battle.
Lift up your heads, O you gates!
Lift up, you everlasting doors!
And the King of glory shall come in.
10 Who is this King of glory?
The Lord of hosts,
He is the King of glory. Selah

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 24:2 Lit. rivers