Psalms 24:7
5 He shall receive the blessing from the LORD, and righteousness from the God of his salvation.
6 This is the generation of them that seek him, that seek thy face, O Jacob. Selah.
Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.
8 Who is this King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle.
9 Lift up your heads, O ye gates; even lift them up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Lift up your heads, O gates! Be lifted up, O ancient doors, that the King of Glory may enter!
- KJV
- Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.
- WEB
- Lift up your heads, you gates! Be lifted up, you everlasting doors, and the King of glory will come in.
- ASV
- Lift up your heads, O ye gates; And be ye lifted up, ye everlasting doors: And the King of glory will come in.
- DARBY
- Lift up your heads, ye gates, and be ye lifted up, ye everlasting doors, and the King of glory shall come in.
- BLB
- lift up, O gates, your⁺ heads, and be lifted up, O ancient doors, and the King of Glory shall come in!
- ÅB
- Løft deres hoder, dere porter,
og bli løftet opp, dere evige dører,
så herlighetens konge kan dra inn! - OTB
- Løft hodene, dere porter,
Og reis dere, dere eldgamle dører,
Så ærens konge kan komme inn! - B1930
- Løft, I porter, eders hoder, og løft eder, I evige dører, så herlighetens konge kan dra inn!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Isaiah 26:2
Open ye the gates, that the righteous nation which keepeth the truth may enter in.
Read in contextPsalms 118:19–20
Open to me the gates of righteousness: I will go into them, and I will praise the LORD:
Read in contextRevelation 4:11
Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.
Read in contextPsalms 97:6
The heavens declare his righteousness, and all the people see his glory.
Read in context1 Corinthians 2:8
Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.
Read in contextEphesians 4:8–10
Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.
Read in contextHaggai 2:7
And I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall come: and I will fill this house with glory, saith the LORD of hosts.
Read in contextMalachi 3:1
Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts.
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