Psalms 24:9
Lift up your heads, O ye gates; even lift them up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.
KJV
Diriget mansuetos in judicio ; docebit mites vias suas.
Vulgate
ὁδηγήσει πρᾳεῖς ἐν κρίσει, διδάξει πρᾳεῖς ὁδοὺς αὐτοῦ.
LXX
Lift up your heads, O ye gates; Yea, lift them up, ye everlasting doors: And the King of glory will come in.
ASV
שְׂא֤וּ שְׁעָרִ֨ים רָֽאשֵׁי/כֶ֗ם וּ֭/שְׂאוּ פִּתְחֵ֣י עוֹלָ֑ם וְ֝/יָבֹא מֶ֣לֶךְ הַ/כָּבֽוֹד
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
8 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
בָּ֣א
b'
verb · 2573×
וֹ
v
noun · 198×
יִּשְׂא֥וּ
ysh'v
verb · 652×
מֶֽלֶךְ
mlk
noun · 2518×
עוֹלָֽם
'vlm
noun · 427×
פֶּ֖תַח
ptch
noun · 162×
רֹ֣אשׁ
r'sh
noun · 593×
שַׁ֣עַר
sh'r
noun · 375×
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Catechism of the Catholic Church · 2 passages
§269The Holy Scriptures repeatedly confess the universal power of God. He is called the "Mighty One of Jacob", the "LORD of hosts", the "strong and mighty" one. If God is almighty "in heaven and on earth", it is because he made them.105 Nothing is impossible with God, who disposes his works according to his will.106 He is the Lord of the universe, whose order he established and whi…
§559How will Jerusalem welcome her Messiah? Although Jesus had always refused popular attempts to make him king, he chooses the time and prepares the details for his messianic entry into the city of "his father David".308 Acclaimed as son of David, as the one who brings salvation (Hosanna means "Save!" or "Give salvation!"), the "King of glory" enters his City "riding on an ass".30…
Cross-references
- Ps 118:20 — This gate of the LORD, into which the righteous shall enter.