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The Earth Is the LORD’s

Psalms 24:7

In 11 translations

BSB
Lift up your heads, O gates! Be lifted up, O ancient doors, that the King of Glory may enter!
KJV
Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.
WEB
Lift up your heads, you gates! Be lifted up, you everlasting doors, and the King of glory will come in.
ASV
Lift up your heads, O ye gates; And be ye lifted up, ye everlasting doors: And the King of glory will come in.
LSV
Lift up your heads, O gates! And be lifted up, O perpetual doors! And the King of Glory comes in!
YLT
Lift up, O gates, your heads, And be lifted up, O doors age-during, And come in doth the king of glory!
DBY
Lift up your heads, ye gates, and be ye lifted up, ye everlasting doors, and the King of glory shall come in.
DRC23:7
Lift up your gates, O ye princes, and be ye lifted up, O eternal gates: and the King of Glory shall enter in.
GNV
Lift vp your heads ye gates, and be ye lift vp ye euerlasting doores, and the King of glory shall come in.
JPS
Lift up your heads, O ye gates, and be ye lifted up, ye everlasting doors; that the King of glory may come in.
LXXE23:7
Lift up your gates, ye princes, and be ye lifted up, ye everlasting doors; and the king of glory shall come in.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC
שְׂא֤וּ שְׁעָרִ֨ים ׀ רָֽאשֵׁיכֶ֗ם וְֽ֭הִנָּשְׂאוּ פִּתְחֵ֣י עוֹלָ֑ם וְ֝יָב֗וֹא מֶ֣לֶךְ הַכָּבֽוֹד׃
LXX-Br23:7
Ἄρατε πύλας οἱ ἄρχοντες ὑμῶν, καὶ ἐπάρθητε πύλαι αἰώνιοι, καὶ εἰσελεύσεται ὁ βασιλεὺς τῆς δόξης.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

  • Isaiah 26:2Open the gates so a righteous nation may enter— one that remains faithful.
  • Psalms 118:19–20Open to me the gates of righteousness, that I may enter and give thanks to the LORD. This is the gate of the LORD; the righteous shall enter through it.
  • Revelation 4:11“Worthy are You, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for You created all things; by Your will they exist and came to be.”
  • Psalms 97:6The heavens proclaim His righteousness; all the peoples see His glory.
  • 1 Corinthians 2:8None of the rulers of this age understood it. For if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.
  • Ephesians 4:8–10This is why it says: “When He ascended on high, He led captives away, and gave gifts to men.” What does “He ascended” mean, except that He also descended to the lower parts of the earth? He who descended is the very…
  • Haggai 2:7I will shake all the nations, and they will come with all their treasures, and I will fill this house with glory, says the LORD of Hosts.
  • Malachi 3:1“Behold, I will send My messenger, who will prepare the way before Me. Then the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to His temple—the Messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight—see, He is coming,” says the LORD…
  • Numbers 10:35–36Whenever the ark set out, Moses would say, “Rise up, O LORD! May Your enemies be scattered; may those who hate You flee before You.” And when it came to rest, he would say: “Return, O LORD, to the countless thousands…
  • 1 Kings 8:11so that the priests could not stand there to minister because of the cloud; for the glory of the LORD filled the house of the LORD.
  • 1 Peter 3:22who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers subject to Him.
  • Psalms 68:16–18Why do you gaze in envy, O mountains of many peaks? This is the mountain God chose for His dwelling, where the LORD will surely dwell forever. The chariots of God are tens of thousands— thousands of thousands are they;…
  • Haggai 2:9The latter glory of this house will be greater than the former, says the LORD of Hosts. And in this place I will provide peace, declares the LORD of Hosts.”
  • 2 Samuel 6:17So they brought the ark of the LORD and set it in its place inside the tent that David had pitched for it. Then David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.
  • Mark 16:19After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, He was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.
  • Psalms 132:8Arise, O LORD, to Your resting place, You and the ark of Your strength.

From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).

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  • 23:7 in some Bibles
  • 24:7 in most Bibles

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