Psalms 24:8 — Meaning and Application

King James Version

“Who {is} this King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle.”

Psalms 24:8

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This {is} the generation of them that seek him, that seek thy face, O Jacob. Selah. {O Jacob: or, O God of Jacob}

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

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

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

Who is this King of glory? The LORD of hosts, he {is} the King of glory. Selah.

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Psalms 24:1

"[A Psalm of David.] The earth {is} the LORD'S, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein."

Psalms 24:2

"For he hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods."

Psalms 24:3

"Who shall ascend into the hill of the LORD? or who shall stand in his holy place?"

Psalms 24:4

"He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully. {He...: Heb. The clean of hands}"

Psalms 24:5

"He shall receive the blessing from the LORD, and righteousness from the God of his salvation."

Psalms 24:6

"This {is} the generation of them that seek him, that seek thy face, O Jacob. Selah. {O Jacob: or, O God of Jacob}"

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