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Good people ask the Lord to bless others.
    They ask God, their Savior, to do good things.
They try to follow God.
    They go to the God of Jacob for help. Selah

Gates, proudly lift your heads!
    Open, ancient doors,
    and the glorious King will come in.

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They will receive blessing(A) from the Lord
    and vindication(B) from God their Savior.
Such is the generation of those who seek him,
    who seek your face,(C) God of Jacob.[a][b]

Lift up your heads, you gates;(D)
    be lifted up, you ancient doors,
    that the King(E) of glory(F) may come in.(G)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 24:6 Two Hebrew manuscripts and Syriac (see also Septuagint); most Hebrew manuscripts face, Jacob
  2. Psalm 24:6 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 10.