Psalms 24

1 A Psalm for David on the first day of the week. A Psalm for David on the first day of the week. The earth is the Lord's and the fullness thereof; the world, and all that dwell in it.

A Psalm of David. To Jehovah [is] the earth and its fulness, The world and the inhabitants in it.

2 He has founded it upon the seas, and prepared it upon the rivers.

For He on the seas hath founded it, And on the floods He doth establish it.

3 Who shall go up to the mountain of the Lord, and who shall stand in his holy place?

Who goeth up into the hill of Jehovah? And who riseth up in His holy place?

4 He that is innocent in his hands and pure in his heart; who has not lifted up his soul to vanity, nor sworn deceitfully to his neighbour.

The clean of hands, and pure of heart, Who hath not lifted up to vanity his soul, Nor hath sworn to deceit.

5 He shall receive a blessing from the Lord, and mercy from God his Saviour.

He beareth away a blessing from Jehovah, Righteousness from the God of his salvation.

6 This is the generation of them that seek him, that seek the face of the God of Jacob. (Pause)

This [is] a generation of those seeking Him. Seeking Thy face, O Jacob! (Selah)

7 Lift up your gates, ye princes, and be ye lifted up, ye everlasting doors; and the king of glory shall come in.

Lift up, O gates, your heads, And be lifted up, O doors age-during, And come in doth the king of glory!

8 Who is this king of Glory? the Lord strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle.

Who [is] this — 'the king of glory?' Jehovah — strong and mighty, Jehovah, the mighty in battle.

9 Lift up your gates, ye princes; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the king of glory shall come in.

Lift up, O gates, your heads, And be lifted up, O doors age-during, And come in doth the king of glory!

10 Who is this king of glory? The Lord of hosts, he is this king of glory.

Who [is] He — this 'king of glory?' Jehovah of hosts — He [is] the king of glory! (Selah)