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Scott's Reference Library
November 2, 2003 | November 5, 2006 | November 1, 2009
Psalm 24:1 through Psalm 24:10 (NIV)
1 The earth is the LORD’S, and everything in it,
the world, and all who live in it;
2 for he founded it upon the seas
and established it upon the waters.
3 Who may ascend the hill of the LORD?
Who may stand in his holy place?
4 He who has clean hands and a pure heart,
who does not lift up his soul to an idol
or swear by what is false.
5 He will receive blessing from the LORD
and vindication from God his Savior.
6 Such is the generation of those who seek him,
who seek your face, O God of Jacob.
Selah
7 Lift up your heads, O you gates;
be lifted up, you ancient doors,
that the King of glory may come in.
8 Who is this King of glory?
The LORD strong and mighty,
the LORD mighty in battle.
9 Lift up your heads, O you gates;
lift them up, you ancient doors,
that the King of glory may come in.
10 Who is he, this King of glory?
The LORD Almighty—
he is the King of glory.
Selah
Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary on the Whole Bible
VERSES 1-6
We ourselves are not our own; our bodies, our souls, are not. Even those of the
children of men are God’s, who know him not, nor own their relation to him. A
soul that knows and considers its own nature, and that it must live for ever,
when it has viewed the earth and the fulness thereof, will sit down unsatisfied.
It will think of ascending toward God, and will ask, What shall I do, that I may
abide in that happy, holy place, where he makes his people holy and happy? We
make nothing of religion, if we do not make heart-work of it. We can only be
cleansed from our sins, and renewed unto holiness, by the blood of Christ and
the washing of the Holy Ghost. Thus we become his people; thus we receive
blessing from the Lord, and righteousness from the God of our salvation. God’s
peculiar people shall be made truly and for ever happy. Where God gives
righteousness, he designs salvation. Those that are made meet for heaven, shall
be brought safe to heaven, and will find what they have been seeking.
VERSES 7-10
The splendid entry here described, refers to the solemn bringing in of the ark
into the tent David pitched for it, or the temple Solomon built for it. We may
also apply it to the ascension of Christ into heaven, and the welcome given to
him there. Our Redeemer found the gates of heaven shut, but having by his blood
made atonement for sin, as one having authority, he demanded entrance. The
angels were to worship him, Hebrews 1:6: they ask with wonder, Who is he? It is
answered, that he is strong and mighty; mighty in battle to save his people, and
to subdue his and their enemies. We may apply it to Christ’s entrance into the
souls of men by his word and Spirit, that they may be his temples. Behold, he
stands at the door, and knocks, Revelation 3:20. The gates and doors of the
heart are to be opened to him, as possession is delivered to the rightful owner.
We may apply it to his second coming with glorious power. Lord, open the
everlasting door of our souls by thy grace, that we may now receive thee, and be
wholly thine; and that, at length, we may be numbered with thy saints in glory.