Psalm 24

Common English Bible

Psalm 24

A psalm of David.

24 The earth is the Lord’s and everything in it,
the world and its inhabitants too.
²Because God is the one who established it on the seas;
God set it firmly on the waters.

³Who can ascend the Lord’s mountain?
    Who can stand in his holy sanctuary?
⁴Only the one with clean hands and a pure heart;
    the one who hasn’t made false promises,
    the one who hasn’t sworn dishonestly.
⁵That kind of person receives blessings from the Lord
    and righteousness from the God who saves.
⁶And that’s how things are
    with the generation that seeks him—
    that seeks the face of Jacob’s God.^[a] Selah

⁷Mighty gates: lift up your heads!
    Ancient doors: rise up high!
        So the glorious king can enter!
⁸Who is this glorious king?
    The Lord—strong and powerful!
    The Lord—powerful in battle!
⁹Mighty gates: lift up your heads!
    Ancient doors: rise up high!
        So the glorious king can enter!
¹⁰Who is this glorious king?
    The Lord of heavenly forces—
        he is the glorious king! Selah

Footnotes

Psalm 24:6 LXX, Syr; MT seek your face, Jacob

Psalm 46

Common English Bible

Psalm 46

For the music leader. Of the Korahites. According to Alamoth.^[a] A song.

46 God is our refuge and strength,
    a help always near in times of great trouble.
²That’s why we won’t be afraid when the world falls apart,
    when the mountains crumble into the center of the sea,
³    when its waters roar and rage,
    when the mountains shake because of its surging waves. Selah

⁴There is a river whose streams gladden God’s city,
    the holiest dwelling of the Most High.
⁵God is in that city. It will never crumble.
    God will help it when morning dawns.
⁶Nations roar; kingdoms crumble.
    God utters his voice; the earth melts.
⁷The Lord of heavenly forces is with us!
    The God of Jacob is our place of safety. Selah

⁸Come, see the Lord’s deeds,
    what devastation he has imposed on the earth—
⁹    bringing wars to an end in every corner of the world,
    breaking the bow and shattering the spear,
        burning chariots with fire.