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Psalms 24
1.The earth is the LORD’s, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.
2.For he hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods.
3.Who shall ascend into the hill of the LORD? or who shall stand in his holy place?
4.He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.
5.He shall receive the blessing from the LORD, and righteousness from the God of his salvation.
6.This is the generation of them that seek him, that seek thy face, O Jacob. Selah.
7.Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.
8.Who is this King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle.
9.Lift up your heads, O ye gates; even lift them up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.
10.Who is this King of glory? The LORD of hosts, he is the King of glory. Selah.
Asked of Guide
Why does the psalm repeat “Lift up your heads” and ask “Who is this King of glory?”
The psalm stages a liturgical entrance: verses 7–9 call gates and doors to rise because a royal procession approaches, and the refrain “Who is this King of glory?” crafts a ritual question-and-answer that announces God’s presence. The earlier lines declare God’s ownership of creation and set the moral condition for approaching God — “clean hands, and a pure heart” — so the coming king is both sovereign over earth and morally righteous.
By repeating the summons and the question the psalm builds drama and communal recognition; the refrain moves worshipers from declaration into response until the answer arrives: “The LORD… he is the King of glory.” This performative pattern resembles the enthronement scenes in 1 Chronicles and the king-psalms where procession, questioning, and proclamation confirm God’s rule.
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