Lift Up Your Heads: The King of Glory Arrives
The ancient gates must lift their heads to admit the King of Glory, the Lord of Hosts, who is strong and mighty in battle.
Psalms 24:7–10 (BSB)
7 Lift up your heads, O gates! Be lifted up, O ancient doors, that the King of Glory may enter!
8 Who is this King of Glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle.
9 Lift up your heads, O gates! Be lifted up, O ancient doors, that the King of Glory may enter!
10 Who is He, this King of Glory? The LORD of Hosts—He is the King of Glory. Selah
What is the big idea of Psalms 24:7–10?
The ancient gates must lift their heads to admit the King of Glory, the Lord of Hosts, who is strong and mighty in battle.
How does Psalms 24:7–10 point to Christ?
Jesus Christ is the King of Glory who ascended through the gates of heaven after His victory over death; He is the LORD of Hosts who now enters the hearts of His people and will one day return in total, manifest victory.
Authorial Intent
To celebrate the arrival of the LORD into His dwelling place, using personified gates and antiphonal questioning to emphasize His identity as the glorious and victorious Warrior-King.
Chapter: Psalm 24
The King of Glory Enters His Holy Place
Because the LORD owns all creation and enters as the King of glory, His people must seek His face with clean hands, pure hearts, truthful worship, and reverent welcome of His reign.