24
A song of David.
1 The earth and everything on it belong to the LORD.
The world and all its people belong to him.
2 He built the earth on the water.
He built it over the rivers.
3 Who can go up on the LORD’S mountain*?
Who can stand in his holy Temple?
4 Only those who have not done evil,
who have pure hearts,
who have not used my name† to hide their lies,
and who have not made false promises.
5 Good people ask the LORD to bless others.
They ask God, their Savior, to do good things.
6 They try to follow God.
They go to the God of Jacob for help.
Selah
7 Gates, proudly lift your heads!
Open, ancient doors,
and the glorious King will come in.
8 Who is the glorious King?
He is the LORD, the powerful soldier.
He is the LORD, the war hero.
9 Gates, proudly lift your heads!
Open, ancient doors,
and the glorious King will come in.
10 Who is the glorious King?
The LORD All-Powerful is the glorious King.
* 24:3 LORD’S mountain Mount Zion, the hill in Jerusalem where the Temple was built. † 24:4 my name Literally, “my soul.”