Song (Psalm) 24

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Readers’ Version

Literal Version

24:1 God the powerful King

The Great King; Entrance into the Temple

A song by David.

Of David. A Psalm.; Of David. A psalm.; A psalm of David.; For David: a psalm

24 The earth and all its content belong to Yahweh—

≈the world, and everything that lives in it,

2 because he founded it on the seas,

≈and established it on the rivers.

3 Who will ascend Yahweh’s mountain?

≈Who will stand in his sacred place?

4 The one with clean hands and a pure heart,

who hasn’t ≈falsely declared to be following me,

≈and hasn’t ≈made a promise in order to deceive >others.

5 He’ll receive a blessing from Yahweh

and he God of his salvation ≈will declare him innocent.

6 Such is the generation of those who ≈try to discover him—

those who ≈want to imitate Yakob. (Instrumental break.)

7 ≈Look up, you gates.

≈≈Open up, everlasting doors,

so that the ≈incredible king can come in.

8 Who’s ≈that incredible king?

Yahweh, strong and powerful.

≈Yahweh, victorious in battle.

9 ≈Look up, you gates.

≈≈Open up, everlasting doors,

so that the ≈incredible king can come in.

10 Who’s ≈that incredible king?

Army commander Yahweh.

He’s that ≈incredible king. (Instrumental break.)

↑ 24  Of_Dāvid a_song\f + \fr 24:1 \ft Note: KJB: Ps.

24.

1\f* to/for_YHWH the_earth/land and_everything_of_it the_world and_live_of in/on/at/with_it.

2 If/because he\f + \fr 24:2 \ft OSHB note: We read one or more accents in L differently than BHS.

Often this notation indicates a typographical error in BHS.

\f* on the_seas founded_it and_on the_rivers established_it.

3 Who will_he_go_up in/on/at/with_hill_of YHWH and_who will_he_stand in/on/at/with_place_of holy_of_his.

4 A_person_innocent_of palms and_pure_of heart who not he_has_lifted_up to_the_what_is_false soul_of_me and_not he_has_sworn_an_oath by_what_is_false.

5 He_will_lift_up blessing from_with YHWH and_righteousness from_god_of salvation_of_his.

6 This is_the_generation_of seek_of_him\f + \fr 24:6 \ft OSHB variant note: דרש/ו: (x-qere) ’דֹּרְשָׁ֑י/ו’: lemma_1875 n_1 morph_HVqrmpc/Sp3ms id_195e6 דֹּרְשָׁ֑י/ו\f* those_who_seek_of face_of_your Oh_Yaˊₐqoⱱ/(Jacob) Şelāh.

7 Lift_up Oh_gates heads_of_your_all’s and_lifted_up Oh_doors_of antiquity and_ the_king_of _come_in the_glory.

8 Who this is_the_king_of the_glory YHWH strong and_mighty YHWH mighty_of battle.

9 Lift_up Oh_gates heads_of_your_all’s and_lift_up Oh_doors_of antiquity and_ the_king_of _come_in the_glory.

10 Who that this is_the_king_of the_glory YHWH hosts he is_the_king_of the_glory Şelāh.