Psalms 24 · Verse 7

Psalms 24:7

Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.
Psalms 24:7, King James Version

Psalms 24:7 in other translations

BSBLift up your heads, O gates! Be lifted up, O ancient doors, that the King of Glory may enter!
WEBLift up your heads, you gates! Be lifted up, you everlasting doors, and the King of glory will come in.
ASVLift up your heads, O ye gates; And be ye lifted up, ye everlasting doors: And the King of glory will come in.
YLTLift up, O gates, your heads, And be lifted up, O doors age-during, And come in doth the king of glory!
DARBYLift up your heads, ye gates, and be ye lifted up, ye everlasting doors, and the King of glory shall come in.
BBELet your heads be lifted up, O doors; be lifted up, O you eternal doors: that the King of glory may come in.
WebsterLift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lifted up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.

What does Psalms 24:7 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 24:7-10
7-10. The entrance of the ark, with the attending procession, into the holy sanctuary is pictured to us. The repetition of the terms gives emphasis.

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 7 Lift up your heads, O ye gates - The address of those who preceded the ark, the gates being addressed instead of the keepers of the gates. Allusion is here made to the triumphal entry of a victorious general into the imperial city. In the hymn of Callimachus to Apollo, there are two lines very much like those in the text; they convey the very same sentiments. The poet represents the god coming into his temple, and calls upon the priests to open the doors, etc. Αυτοι νυν κατοχηες ανακλινεσθε πυλαως, Αυται δε κληιδες· ὁ γαρ Θεος ουκ ετι μακραν; "Fall back, ye bolts; ye pond'rous doors, give way For not far distant is the god of day." Callim. Hymn in Apol., ver. 6, 7. The whole of this hymn contains excellent sentiments even on the subject of the Psalms. Everlasting doors - There seems to be a reference here to something like our portcullis, which hangs by pullies above the gate, and can be let down at any time so as to prevent the gate from being forced. In the case to which the psalmist refers, the portcullis is let down, and the persons preceding the ark order it to be raised. When it is lifted up, and appears above the head or top of the gate, then the folding doors are addressed: "Be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors;" let there be no obstruction; and the mighty Conqueror, the King of glory, whose presence is with the ark, and in which the symbol of his glory appears, shall enter. Make due preparations to admit so august and glorious a Personage.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 24:7-10
The splendid entry here described, refers to the solemn bringing in of the ark into the tent David pitched for it, or the temple Solomon built for it. We may also apply it to the ascension of Christ into heaven, and the welcome given to him there. Our Redeemer found the gates of heaven shut, but having by his blood made atonement for sin, as one having authority, he demanded entrance. The angels were to worship him, He 1:6: they ask with wonder, Who is he? It is answered, that he is strong and mighty; mighty in battle to save his people, and to subdue his and their enemies. We may apply it to Christ's entrance into the souls of men by his word and Spirit, that they may be his temples. Behold, he stands at the door, and knocks, Rev 3:20. The gates and doors of the heart are to be opened to him, as possession is delivered to the rightful owner. We may apply it to his second coming with glorious power. Lord, open the everlasting door of our souls by thy grace, that we may now receive thee, and be wholly thine; and that, at length, we may be numbered with thy saints in glory.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Psalms 24:7 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.

שְׂא֤וּse.'Ulift upH5375
שְׁעָרִ֨ים\׀she.'a.RimO gatesH8179
רָֽאשֵׁיכֶ֗םra.shei.Khemheads yourH7218
וְֽ֭הִנָּשְׂאוּVe.hi.na.se.'uand be lifted upH5375
פִּתְחֵ֣יpit.CheiO doors ofH6607
עוֹלָ֑םo.LamantiquityH5769
וְ֝יָב֗וֹאve.ya.Vo'so he may comeH935
מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king ofH4428
הַכָּבֽוֹד\׃ha.ka.Vod<the> gloryH3519

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

Cross references for Psalms 24:7

  • Isaiah 26:2

    Open ye the gates, that the righteous nation which keepeth the truth may enter in.

  • Psalms 118:19-20

    Open to me the gates of righteousness: I will go into them, and I will praise the Lord: This gate of the Lord, into which the righteous shall enter.

  • Revelation 4:11

    Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.

  • Psalms 97:6

    The heavens declare his righteousness, and all the people see his glory.

  • 1 Corinthians 2:8

    Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.

  • Ephesians 4:8-10

    Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men. (Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth? He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.)

  • Haggai 2:7

    And I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall come: and I will fill this house with glory, saith the Lord of hosts.

  • Malachi 3:1

    Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the Lord of hosts.

  • Numbers 10:35-36

    And it came to pass, when the ark set forward, that Moses said, Rise up, Lord, and let thine enemies be scattered; and let them that hate thee flee before thee. And when it rested, he said, Return, O Lord, unto the many thousands of Israel.

  • 1 Kings 8:11

    So that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud: for the glory of the Lord had filled the house of the Lord.

  • 2 Samuel 6:17

    And they brought in the ark of the Lord, and set it in his place, in the midst of the tabernacle that David had pitched for it: and David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the Lord.

  • Psalms 68:16-18

    Why leap ye, ye high hills? this is the hill which God desireth to dwell in; yea, the Lord will dwell in it for ever. The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands of angels: the Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in the holy place. Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts for men; yea, for the rebellious also, that the Lord God might dwell among them.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Lift.
118:19,20; Isa 26:2
King.
21:1,5; 97:6; Hag 2:7,9; Mal 3:1; 1Co 2:8; Jas 2:1; 2Pe 3:18
Re 4:11
shall.
68:16-18; 132:8; Nu 10:35,36; 2Sa 6:17; 1Ki 8:6,11; Mr 16:19
Eph 4:8-10; 1Pe 3:22

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Context

  • Psalms 24:6

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

  • Psalms 24:7

    Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.

  • Psalms 24:8

    Who is this King of glory? The Lord strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle.

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Psalms 24:7 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Alzad, oh puertas, vuestras cabezas, y alzaos vosotras, puertas eternas, y entrará el Rey de gloria.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Portes, élevez vos têtes! et élevez-vous, portails éternels, et le roi de gloire entrera.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Erhebet, ihr Tore, eure Häupter, und erhebet euch, ewige Pforten, daß einziehe der König der Herrlichkeit!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Delicta juventutis meæ, et ignorantias meas, ne memineris. Secundum misericordiam tuam memento mei tu, propter bonitatem tuam, Domine.