Psalms 24 (DBY)

Chapter Text

24:1 {Of David. A Psalm.} The earth is Jehovah's, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.

24:2 For it was he that founded it upon seas, and established it upon floods.

24:3 Who shall ascend into the mount of Jehovah? and who shall stand in his holy place?

24:4 He that hath blameless hands and a pure heart; who lifteth not up his soul unto vanity, nor sweareth deceitfully:

24:5 He shall receive blessing from Jehovah, and righteousness from the God of his salvation.

24:6 This is the generation of them that seek unto him, that seek thy face, O Jacob. Selah.

24:7 Lift up your heads, ye gates, and be ye lifted up, ye everlasting doors, and the King of glory shall come in.

24:8 Who is this King of glory? Jehovah strong and mighty, Jehovah mighty in battle.

24:9 Lift up your heads, ye gates; yea, lift up, ye everlasting doors, and the King of glory shall come in.

24:10 Who is he, this King of glory? Jehovah of hosts, he is the King of glory. Selah.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "world", "david", "psalm", "earth", "jehovah's", "fulness", "thereof", and "dwell". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "world" and "david", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The local DBY text gives this verse as the immediate unit, so "world" and "david" carries the first interpretive weight. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "world" and "david" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.