Psalms 24:9
Lift up your heads, O ye gates; even lift them up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.
Psalms 24:9 in other translations
| BSB | Lift up your heads, O gates! Be lifted up, O ancient doors, that the King of Glory may enter! |
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| WEB | Lift up your heads, you gates; yes, lift them up, you everlasting doors, and the King of glory will come in. |
| ASV | Lift up your heads, O ye gates; Yea, lift them up, ye everlasting doors: And the King of glory will come in. |
| YLT | Lift up, O gates, your heads, And be lifted up, O doors age-during, And come in doth the king of glory! |
| DARBY | Lift up your heads, ye gates; yea, lift up, ye everlasting doors, and the King of glory shall come in. |
| BBE | Let your heads be lifted up, O doors; let them be lifted up, O you eternal doors: that the King of glory may come in. |
| Webster | Lift up your heads, O ye gates; even lift them up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in. |
What does Psalms 24:9 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.
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…
Psalms 24:9 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- Psalms 24:8
Who is this King of glory? The Lord strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle.
- Psalms 24:9
Lift up your heads, O ye gates; even lift them up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.
- Psalms 24:10
Who is this King of glory? The Lord of hosts, he is the King of glory. Selah.
Psalms 24:9 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Alzad, oh puertas, vuestras cabezas, y alzaos vosotras, puertas eternas, y entrará el Rey de gloria. |
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| 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 | Diriget mansuetos in judicio; docebit mites vias suas. |