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Psalm 24:6-8
New Catholic Bible
Psalm 24:6-8
New Catholic Bible
6 This is the generation of those who seek him,
who seek the face of the God of Jacob. Selah
7 [a]Lift up your arches, O gates;
rise up, you ancient portals,[b]
so that the King of glory may come in.
8 Who is this King of glory?
The Lord, strong and mighty,
the Lord, valiant in battle.
Footnotes
- Psalm 24:7 These verses speak of the arrival of the Lord, the King of glory, at his sanctuary in Zion after his victorious journey from Egypt. The Lord of hosts (v. 10), the Lord, valiant in battle (v. 8; see Ex 15:1-18), has routed his enemies and now comes in triumph to his own city (see Pss 46; 48; 76; 87).
- Psalm 24:7 Lift up your arches, O gates . . . you ancient portals: the gates and doors are personified in accord with extra-biblical parallels.
