Psalm 24:1-10
Of David. A melody.
24 To Jehovah belong the earth and that which fills it,+The productive land* and those dwelling in it.+
2 For upon the seas he himself has solidly fixed it,+And upon the rivers* he keeps it firmly established.+
3 Who may ascend into the mountain of Jehovah,+And who may rise up in his holy place?+
4 Anyone innocent in his hands and clean in heart,+Who has not carried My* soul* to sheer worthlessness,+Nor taken an oath deceitfully.+
5 He will carry away blessing from Jehovah+And righteousness from his God of salvation.+
6 This is the generation of those seeking him,Of those searching for your face, O [God of] Jacob.*+ Seʹlah.
7 Raise YOUR heads, O YOU gates,+And raise yourselves up, O YOU long-lasting* entrances,+That the glorious King may come in!+
8 Who, then, is this glorious King?+Jehovah strong and mighty,+Jehovah mighty in battle.*+
9 Raise YOUR heads, O YOU gates;+Yes, raise [them] up, O YOU long-lasting entrances,That the glorious King may come in!+
10 Who, then, is he, this glorious King?Jehovah of armies*—he is the glorious King.+ Seʹlah.
Footnotes
^ “The inhabited earth,” Gr., he oi·kou·meʹne; Lat., orʹbis ter·raʹrum, “circle of the whole earth.”
^ Or, “the oceans,” which encircle the great landmasses of the globe.
^ “My,” M; TLXXSyVg and many Heb. mss, “His.”
^ “God of Jacob,” LXXSyVg; M, “O Jacob.”
^ Or, “indefinitely lasting.” Heb., ʽoh·lamʹ.
^ Or, “war.”
