A short Psalm for Sunday
Psalm 24: Who Is the King of
Glory?
1 The earth is the LORD'S,
and all its fullness, the world and those who dwell therein.
2 For He has founded it upon the seas
and established it upon the waters.
3 Who may ascend into the hill of
the LORD? Or who may stand in His
holy place?
4 He who has clean hands and a pure
heart, who has not lifted up his soul to an idol, Nor sworn deceitfully.
5 He shall receive blessing from
the LORD, and righteousness from
the God of his salvation.
6 This is Jacob, the
generation of those who seek Him, who seek Your face. Selah
7 Lift up your heads, O your
gates! And be lifted up, you everlasting doors! And the King of glory shall
come in.
8 Who is this King of glory?
The LORD strong and mighty, The LORD mighty in battle.
9 Lift up your heads, O your gates!
Lift up, you everlasting doors! And the King of glory shall come in.
10 Who is this King of glory? The LORD of hosts, He is the King of
glory. Selah” Psalm 24:1-10 (NKJV).
The Twenty-Fourth Psalm looks forward to a glorious event which occurs at
the end of the Great Tribulation. The thunders of God’s judgments have ceased,
the Lord Jesus has returned to earth and has put down all His foes, and Christ
is now marching to Jerusalem to reign as King of Kings and Lord of Lords.
This is a triumphal procession such as the world has never seen. Even as
onlookers were once startled by the depths of the Saviour’s suffering, so they
are now speechless at the height of His glory.
This psalm is concerning the Kingdom of Jesus Christ,
One. His God-given Kingdom, by which He rules the world (verses 1-2).
Two. The kingdom of His grace, by which He rules in His church.
1. Concerning the subjects of that kingdom; their character (verses 4, 6),
their contract (verse 5).
2. Concerning the King of that Kingdom; and a summons to all to give Him
admission (verses 7–10).
