Psalms 24 · Verse 5

Psalms 24:5

He shall receive the blessing from the Lord, and righteousness from the God of his salvation.
Psalms 24:5, King James Version

Psalms 24:5 in other translations

BSBHe will receive blessing from the LORD and vindication from the God of his salvation.
WEBHe shall receive a blessing from the LORD, righteousness from the God of his salvation.
ASVHe shall receive a blessing from Jehovah, And righteousness from the God of his salvation.
YLTHe beareth away a blessing from Jehovah, Righteousness from the God of his salvation.
DARBYHe shall receive blessing from Jehovah, and righteousness from the God of his salvation.
BBEHe will have blessing from the Lord, and righteousness from the God of his salvation.
WebsterHe shall receive the blessing from the LORD, and righteousness from the God of his salvation.

What does Psalms 24:5 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
5. righteousness--the rewards which God bestows on His people, or the grace to secure those rewards as well as the result.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 5 He shall receive the blessing - Perhaps alluding to Obed-edom, at whose house the ark had been lodged, and on whom God had poured out especial blessings. And righteousness - Mercy: every kind of necessary good. It is the mercy of God that crowns the obedience and fidelity of good men. For what made them good and faithful? God's mercy. What crowns their fidelity? God's mercy.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 24:1-6

We ourselves are not our own; our bodies, our souls, are not. Even those of the children of men are God's, who know him not, nor own their relation to him. A soul that knows and considers its own nature, and that it must live for ever, when it has viewed the earth and the fulness thereof, will sit down unsatisfied. It will think of ascending toward God, and will ask, What shall I do, that I may abide in that happy…

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Psalms 24:5 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

יִשָּׂ֣אyi.Sa'he will lift upH5375
בְ֭רָכָהVe.ra.khahblessingH1293
מֵאֵ֣תme.'Etfrom withH854
יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahwehH3068
וּ֝צְדָקָ֗הu.tze.da.Kahand righteousnessH6666
מֵאֱלֹהֵ֥יme.'e.lo.Heifrom [the] God ofH430
יִשְׁעֽוֹ\׃yish.'Osalvation hisH3468

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 24:5

  • Philippians 3:9

    And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:

  • Ephesians 1:3

    Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:

  • Titus 3:4-6

    But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared, Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost; Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour;

  • 1 Peter 3:9

    Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.

  • Isaiah 46:13

    I bring near my righteousness; it shall not be far off, and my salvation shall not tarry: and I will place salvation in Zion for Israel my glory.

  • Isaiah 12:2

    Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the Lord Jehovah is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation.

  • Galatians 3:14

    That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.

  • Psalms 50:23

    Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me: and to him that ordereth his conversation aright will I shew the salvation of God.

  • Psalms 115:12-13

    The Lord hath been mindful of us: he will bless us; he will bless the house of Israel; he will bless the house of Aaron. He will bless them that fear the Lord, both small and great.

  • Romans 4:6-9

    Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works, Saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered. Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin. Cometh this blessedness then upon the circumcision only, or upon the uncircumcision also? for we say that faith was reckoned to Abraham for righteousness.

  • Psalms 67:6-7

    Then shall the earth yield her increase; and God, even our own God, shall bless us. God shall bless us; and all the ends of the earth shall fear him.

  • Numbers 6:24-27

    The Lord bless thee, and keep thee: The Lord make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee: The Lord lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace. And they shall put my name upon the children of Israel; and I will bless them.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
receive.
50:23; 67:6,7; 72:17; 115:12,13; 128:1-5; Nu 6:24-27; Isa 33:15-17
Mt 5:3-12; Joh 7:17; Ro 4:6-9; Ga 3:9,14; Eph 1:3; 1Pe 3:9
righteousness.
Isa 46:13; 51:5,6,8; 54:17; 61:10; Ro 3:22; 5:17,18; 1Co 1:30
2Co 5:21; Ga 5:5; Php 3:9
God.
68:19; 88:1; Isa 12:2; 45:17; Tit 2:10-14; 3:4-6

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Context

  • Psalms 24:4

    He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.

  • Psalms 24:5

    He shall receive the blessing from the Lord, and righteousness from the God of his salvation.

  • Psalms 24:6

    This is the generation of them that seek him, that seek thy face, O Jacob. Selah.

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Psalms 24:5 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
El recibirá bendición de Jehová, y justicia del Dios de salud.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Il recevra bénédiction de l’ Éternel, et justice du Dieu de son salut.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Er wird Segen empfangen von Jehova, und Gerechtigkeit von dem Gott seines Heils.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Dirige me in veritate tua, et doce me, quia tu es Deus salvator meus, et te sustinui tota die.