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

耶和華是榮耀的王

大衛的詩。

24 地和地上所充滿的,

世界和住在世上的,都是屬於耶和華的。(本節在《馬索拉文本》包括細字標題)

因為他把地奠定在海上,

使世界安定在眾水之上。

誰能登上耶和華的山?

誰能站在他的聖所中呢?

就是手潔心清的人,

他不傾向虛妄,

起誓不懷詭詐。

他必領受從耶和華來的福分,

也必蒙拯救他的 神稱他為義。

這就是求問耶和華的那一類人,

就是尋求你面的雅各。(細拉)

眾城門哪!抬起你們的頭來;

古老的門戶啊!你們要被舉起,

好讓榮耀的王進來。

那榮耀的王是誰呢?

就是強而有力的耶和華,

在戰場上大有能力的耶和華。

眾城門哪!抬起你們的頭來;

古老的門戶啊!你們要被舉起,

好讓榮耀的王進來。

10 那榮耀的王是誰呢?

萬軍之耶和華,他就是那榮耀的王。(細拉)

A Welcome for God into the Temple

A psalm of David.

24 The earth belongs to the Lord, and ·everything in it [L its fullness]
    the world and all its ·people [inhabitants].
He ·built [founded] it on the waters
    and ·set [established] it on the rivers [Gen. 1:9–10; Is. 45:18].

Who may go up on the mountain of the Lord [C Zion, the location of the Temple]?
    Who may stand in his holy ·Temple [L place]?
Only those with clean hands and pure hearts [C innocent in actions and thoughts],
    who have not ·worshiped idols [L lifted their souls to false things],
    who have not made promises ·in the name of a false god [or deceitfully].
They will receive a blessing from the Lord;
    the God who ·saves [rescues; T delivers] them will ·declare them right [vindicate them].
·They try to follow God [L This is the generation/people of those who seek him];
    they ·look to the God of Jacob for help [L search for your face, O God of Jacob]. ·Selah [Interlude]

·Open up [L Lift up your heads], you gates.
    ·Open wide [L Be lifted up], you ·aged [ancient] doors
    and the ·glorious King [King of glory] will come in.
Who is this ·glorious King [King of glory]?
    The Lord, strong and mighty.
    The Lord, ·the powerful warrior [mighty in battle].
·Open up [L Lift up your heads], you gates.
    ·Open wide [L Be lifted up], you ·aged [ancient] doors
    and the ·glorious King [King of glory] will come in.
10 Who is this ·glorious King [King of glory]?
    The Lord ·All-Powerful [of Heaven’s Armies/T Hosts]
he is the ·glorious King [King of glory]. ·Selah [Interlude]

Psalm 24

Of David. A psalm.

The earth is the Lord’s,(A) and everything in it,
    the world, and all who live in it;(B)
for he founded it on the seas
    and established it on the waters.(C)

Who may ascend the mountain(D) of the Lord?
    Who may stand in his holy place?(E)
The one who has clean hands(F) and a pure heart,(G)
    who does not trust in an idol(H)
    or swear by a false god.[a]

They will receive blessing(I) from the Lord
    and vindication(J) from God their Savior.
Such is the generation of those who seek him,
    who seek your face,(K) God of Jacob.[b][c]

Lift up your heads, you gates;(L)
    be lifted up, you ancient doors,
    that the King(M) of glory(N) may come in.(O)
Who is this King of glory?
    The Lord strong and mighty,(P)
    the Lord mighty in battle.(Q)
Lift up your heads, you gates;
    lift them up, you ancient doors,
    that the King of glory may come in.
10 Who is he, this King of glory?
    The Lord Almighty(R)
    he is the King of glory.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 24:4 Or swear falsely
  2. Psalm 24:6 Two Hebrew manuscripts and Syriac (see also Septuagint); most Hebrew manuscripts face, Jacob
  3. Psalm 24:6 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 10.