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PSALMS • CHAPTER 24
Psalms 24
Prayer, praise, lament, kingship, justice, suffering, worship, wisdom, anger, hope, and Israel's poetic life with God.
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Psalms 24
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The earth is Yahweh’s, with its fullness;
the world, and those who dwell in it.
the world, and those who dwell in it.
2
For he has founded it on the seas,
and established it on the floods.
and established it on the floods.
3
Who may ascend to Yahweh’s hill?
Who may stand in his holy place?
Who may stand in his holy place?
4
He who has clean hands and a pure heart;
who has not lifted up his soul to falsehood,
and has not sworn deceitfully.
who has not lifted up his soul to falsehood,
and has not sworn deceitfully.
5
He shall receive a blessing from Yahweh,
righteousness from the God of his salvation.
righteousness from the God of his salvation.
6
This is the generation of those who seek Him,
who seek your face—even Jacob.
who seek your face—even Jacob.
7
Lift up your heads, you gates!
Be lifted up, you everlasting doors,
and the King of glory will come in.
Be lifted up, you everlasting doors,
and the King of glory will come in.
8
Who is the King of glory?
Yahweh strong and mighty,
Yahweh mighty in battle.
Yahweh strong and mighty,
Yahweh mighty in battle.
9
Lift up your heads, you gates;
yes, lift them up, you everlasting doors,
and the King of glory will come in.
yes, lift them up, you everlasting doors,
and the King of glory will come in.
10
Who is this King of glory?
Yahweh of Armies is the King of glory!
Yahweh of Armies is the King of glory!
POETRY
Where this chapter fits
Psalms belongs to Israel's wisdom/poetic tradition, where literary form matters as much as historical setting.
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