Psalms 24:10
in Psalms 24Who is He, this King of Glory? The LORD of Hosts— He is the King of Glory. Selah
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Who is this King of glory? Jehovah of hosts, He is the King of glory. [Selah
KJV
Who is this King of glory? The Lord of hosts, he is the King of glory. Selah.
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This verse in Psalms 24
Commentary
7 notes on this verseGabriel, who is called the strength of God, is also sent to Mary. For he came to announce him who deigned to appear humble to conquer the powers of the air. Of whom it is said through the Psalmist: "Lift up your gates, O princes, and be lifted up, eternal gates, and the King of glory shall enter. Who is this King of glory? The Lord strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle." And again: "The Lord of hosts, he is the King of glory."
This site's exposition
Lift up your heads, O gates
on Psalms 24:9-10
Verse 9 repeats the call to the gates and the ancient doors word for word, and the answer changes. The title is now the LORD of Hosts, the name that carries the armies of heaven. The psalm ends with He is the King of Glory.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
Who is this King of glory?.... This is repeated, because of the preceding words, and in order to have a further account of his glorious Person, as follows: the Lord of hosts, he is the King of glory; he who is the Lord of sabaoth, the Lord of the armies, both of the heavens and the earth; at whose dispose and control all things are in both worlds, above and below: this is the great and glorious Person that condescends to dwell in his churches, and in the hearts of his people; and this honour have his saints.
on Psalms 24:7-10
It is supposed that the psalm was penned upon occasion of David's bringing up the ark to the place prepared for it, and that the intention of it was to lead the people above the pomp of external ceremonies to a holy life and faith in Christ, of whom the ark was a type.
on Psalms 24:8-10
This is the gospel call and demand, that we let Jesus Christ, the King of glory, come into our souls, and welcome him with hosannas, Blessed is he that cometh. That we may do this aright we are concerned to ask, Who is this King of glory? --to acquaint ourselves with him, whom we are to believe in, and to love above all.
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
The closing note is inexpressibly grand. Jehovah of hosts, Lord of men and angels, Lord of the universe, Lord of the worlds, is the King of glory. All true glory is concentrated upon the true God, for all other glory is but a passing pageant, the painted pomp of an hour. The ascended Saviour is here declared to be the Head and Crown of the universe, the King of Glory. Our Immanuel is hymned in sublimest strains. Jesus of Nazareth is Jehovah Sabaoth.
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
Am 4:13), describes God by a title indicative of supremacy over all creatures, and especially the heavenly armies (Jos 5:14; Whether, as some think, the actual enlargement of the ancient gates of Jerusalem be the basis of the figure, the effect of the whole is to impress us with a conception of the matchless majesty of God.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
Who is the King of Glory? – And in this verse he does notmention mighty in battle, and the reason is, according to our interpretation, because after the ark had once rested in the House of Eternity, it should not go out again to battle; therefore the reply is according to the change of meaning.
1 more on this passage, in their own words ▾
Who is he, that Honored King? Adonai Tsevaot is the Honored King eternally.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 2 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
11 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| מִ֤י | mi | who? | H4310 → | 423 times |
| ה֣וּא | hu' | that | H1931 → | 1879 times |
| זֶה֮ | zeh | [is] this | H2088 → | 1180 times |
| מֶ֤לֶךְ | melekh | [the] king of | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| הַכָּ֫ב֥וֹד | hakavod | <the> glory | H3519 → | 200 times |
| יְהוָ֥ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| צְבָא֑וֹת | tzevaot | of hosts | H6635 → | 485 times |
| ה֤וּא | hu' | he | H1931 → | 1879 times |
| מֶ֖לֶךְ | melekh | [is] [the] king of | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| הַכָּב֣וֹד | hakavod | <the> glory | H3519 → | 200 times |
| סֶֽלָה׃ | selah | Selah | H5542 → | 74 times |
מִ֤יwho?
miH4310 →423 times
ה֣וּאthat
hu'H1931 →1879 times
זֶה֮[is] this
zehH2088 →1180 times
מֶ֤לֶךְ[the] king of
melekhH4428 →2525 times
הַכָּ֫ב֥וֹד<the> glory
hakavodH3519 →200 times
יְהוָ֥הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
צְבָא֑וֹתof hosts
tzevaotH6635 →485 times
ה֤וּאhe
hu'H1931 →1879 times
מֶ֖לֶךְ[is] [the] king of
melekhH4428 →2525 times
הַכָּב֣וֹד<the> glory
hakavodH3519 →200 times
סֶֽלָה׃Selah
selahH5542 →74 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
John 12:40“He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, so that they cannot see with their eyes, and understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.”
it leads to
- Isaiah 6:10
Make the hearts of this people calloused; deafen their ears and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.”
- Matthew 13:13–15
This is why I speak to them in parables: ‘Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand.’
- Luke 8:10
He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to others I speak in parables, so that, ‘though seeing, they may not see; though hearing,…
- Isaiah 6:10
Through
Isaiah 54:5For your husband is your Maker—the LORD of Hosts is His name—the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer; He is called the God of all the earth.
it leads to
- Ephesians 5:25–27
Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her
- Hosea 2:19–20
So I will betroth you to Me forever; I will betroth you in righteousness and justice, in loving devotion and compassion.
- Ephesians 5:25–27
Through
Titus 2:13as we await the blessed hope and glorious appearance of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ.
it leads to
- 2 Timothy 4:8
From now on there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day—and not only to me, but to all who…
- 1 Corinthians 1:7
Therefore you do not lack any spiritual gift as you eagerly await the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ.
- Matthew 16:27
For the Son of Man will come in His Father’s glory with His angels, and then He will repay each one according to what he has done.
- 2 Timothy 4:8
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About Psalms
This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes on the Book of Psalms; Charles Spurgeon, The Treasury of David, Vol. 1; Gregory the Dialogist, Forty Gospel Homilies, Homily 34; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.