Psalm 24

The Voice

Psalm 24

A song of David.

¹The earth and all that’s upon it belong to the Eternal.
The world is His, with every living creature on it.
²With seas as foundations and rivers as boundaries,
He shaped the continents, fashioned the earth.

³Who can possibly ascend the mountain of the Eternal?
    Who can stand before Him in sacred spaces?
⁴Only those whose hands have been washed and hearts made pure,
    men and women who are not given to lies or deception.
⁵The Eternal will stand close to them with blessing and mercy at hand,
    and the God who redeems will right what has been wrong.
⁶These are the people who chase after Him;
    [like Jacob, they look for the face of God].^[a]

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⁷City gates—open wide!
    Ancient doors—stand back!
    For the glorious King shall soon pass your way.
⁸Who is the glorious King?
    The Eternal who is powerful
    and mightily equipped for battle.
⁹City gates—open wide!
    Ancient doors—stand back!
    For the glorious King shall soon pass your way.
¹⁰Who is the glorious King?
    The Eternal, Commander of heaven’s army,
    He is the glorious King.

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Footnotes

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