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The King of Glory

A Psalm of David.

 The earth is the Lord's and the fullness thereof,^[a]
   the world and those who dwell therein,
² for he has founded it upon the seas
   and established it upon the rivers.

³ Who shall ascend the hill of the Lord?
And who shall stand in his holy place?
⁴ He who has clean hands and a pure heart,
who does not lift up his soul to what is false
and does not swear deceitfully.
⁵ He will receive blessing from the Lord
and righteousness from the God of his salvation.
⁶ Such is the generation of those who seek him,
who seek the face of the God of Jacob.^[b] Selah

⁷ Lift up your heads, O gates!
And be lifted up, O ancient doors,
that the King of glory may 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 gates!
And lift them up, O ancient doors,
that the King of glory may come in.
¹⁰ Who is this King of glory?
The Lord of hosts,
he is the King of glory! Selah

Footnotes:

1. Psalm 24:1 Or and all that fills it
2. Psalm 24:6 Septuagint, Syriac, and two Hebrew manuscripts; Masoretic Text Jacob, who seek your face

Cross references:

1. Psalm 24:1 : Ps. 50:12; 89:11; Ex. 9:29; 19:5; Deut. 10:14; Job 41:11; Cited 1 Cor. 10:26
2. Psalm 24:2 : Ps. 104:5; Job 38:6; Prov. 8:29
3. Psalm 24:2 : Ps. 136:6; Gen. 1:9
4. Psalm 24:3 : For ver. 3-5, see Ps. 15:1-5
5. Psalm 24:3 : Ps. 2:6
6. Psalm 24:4 : [Deut. 10:12; Isa. 33:15, 16; Mic. 6:8]
7. Psalm 24:4 : See Job 22:30
8. Psalm 24:4 : Ps. 73:1; Matt. 5:8
9. Psalm 24:4 : [Ezek. 18:6]
10. Psalm 24:4 : Ps. 31:6; 119:37
11. Psalm 24:5 : [Gen. 22:17, 18]
12. Psalm 24:5 : Isa. 46:13; 56:1
13. Psalm 24:5 : Ps. 27:9; 38:22; 51:14; 88:1
14. Psalm 24:6 : Ps. 14:5
15. Psalm 24:6 : Ps. 27:8; 105:4
16. Psalm 24:7 : [Ps. 118:19, 20; Isa. 26:2]
17. Psalm 24:7 : [1 Cor. 2:8]
18. Psalm 24:8 : [Ex. 15:3]
19. Psalm 24:10 : Mal. 1:14