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 YHWH [is] the earth and its fullness, The world and the inhabitants in it.

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

For He has founded it on the seas, And He establishes it on the floods.

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

Who goes up into the hill of YHWH? And who rises 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 neighbor.

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

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

He carries away a blessing from YHWH, 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 Your face, O Jacob! (Selah)

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

Lift up your heads, O gates! And be lifted up, O perpetual doors! And the King of Glory comes in!

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

Who [is] this—“the King of Glory?” YHWH—strong and mighty, YHWH, the mighty in battle.

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

Lift up your heads, O gates! And be lifted up, O perpetual doors! And the King of Glory comes in!

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

Who [is] He—this “King of Glory?” YHWH of hosts—He [is] the King of Glory! (Selah)