Psalm 24:8
“Who is this King of glory? The Lord strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle.”
KJV
Read in Psalm 24Meaning
Asked who the King of glory is, the psalm answers: the LORD, strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle; ancient divine-war imagery exalts God and does not commission private, political, or religious violence.
Lift up your heads, O gates
Verses 7–10 repeat a liturgical summons for the gates to open to the King of glory, identified as the LORD strong and mighty.
Read carefully
Asked who the King of glory is, the psalm answers: the LORD, strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle; ancient divine-war imagery exalts God and does not commission private, political, or religious violence. Keep the verse inside its literary unit.
Reflection
Asked who the King of glory is, the psalm answers: the LORD, strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle; ancient divine-war imagery exalts God and does not commission private, political, or religious violence.