He shall receive a blessing from the Lord, and righteousness from the God of his salvation.

This is the [a]generation of them that seek him, of them that seek thy face, this is Jacob. Selah.

[b]Lift up your heads ye gates, and be ye lifted up ye everlasting doors, and the King of glory shall come in.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 24:6 Though circumcision separate the carnal seed of Jacob, from the Gentiles, yet he that seeketh God, is the true Jacob and the very Israelite.
  2. Psalm 24:7 David desireth the building up of the Temple, wherein the glory of God should appear, and under the figure of this Temple, he also prayeth for the spiritual Temple, which is eternal, because of the promise which was made to the Temple, as it is written, Ps. 132:14.

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.