Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Lift up your heads, you gates; lift them up, you ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in. New Living Translation Open up, ancient gates! Open up, ancient doors, and let the King of glory enter. English Standard Version Lift up your heads, O gates! And lift them up, O ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in. Berean Standard Bible Lift up your heads, O gates! Be lifted up, O ancient doors, that the King of Glory may enter! King James Bible Lift up your heads, O ye gates; even lift them up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in. New King James Version Lift up your heads, O you gates! Lift up, you everlasting doors! And the King of glory shall come in. New American Standard Bible Lift up your heads, you gates, And lift them up, you ancient doors, That the King of glory may come in! NASB 1995 Lift up your heads, O gates, And lift them up, O ancient doors, That the King of glory may come in! NASB 1977 Lift up your heads, O gates, And lift them up, O ancient doors, That the King of glory may come in! Legacy Standard Bible Lift up your heads, O gates, And lift yourselves up, O ancient doors, That the King of glory may come in! Amplified Bible Lift up your heads, O gates, And lift them up, ancient doors, That the King of glory may come in. Christian Standard Bible Lift up your heads, you gates! Rise up, ancient doors! Then the King of glory will come in. Holman Christian Standard Bible Lift up your heads, you gates! Rise up, ancient doors! Then the King of glory will come in. American Standard Version Lift up your heads, O ye gates; Yea, lift them up, ye everlasting doors: And the King of glory will come in. Contemporary English Version Open the ancient gates, so that the glorious king may come in. English Revised Version Lift up your heads, O ye gates; yea, lift them up, ye everlasting doors: and the King of glory shall come in. GOD'S WORD® Translation Lift your heads, you gates. Be lifted, you ancient doors, so that the king of glory may come in. Good News Translation Fling wide the gates, open the ancient doors, and the great king will come in. International Standard Version Lift up your heads, gates! Be lifted up, ancient doors, so the King of Glory may come in. Majority Standard Bible Lift up your heads, O gates! Be lifted up, O ancient doors, that the King of Glory may enter! NET Bible Look up, you gates! Rise up, you eternal doors! Then the majestic king will enter! New Heart English Bible Lift up your heads, you gates; lift them up, you everlasting doors, and the King of glory will come in. Webster's Bible Translation Lift up your heads, O ye gates; even lift them up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in. World English Bible Lift up your heads, you gates; yes, lift them up, you everlasting doors, and the King of glory will come in. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionLift up your heads, O gates! And be lifted up, O perpetual doors! And the King of Glory comes in! Young's Literal Translation Lift up, O gates, your heads, And be lifted up, O doors age-during, And come in doth the king of glory! Smith's Literal Translation Lift up, ye gates, your heads, and be lifted up, ye openings of eternity, and the King of glory shall come in. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleLift up your gates, O ye princes, and be ye lifted up, O eternal gates: and the King of Glory shall enter in. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible Lift up your heads, O gates; rise up, you ancient portals, that the king of glory may enter. New Revised Standard Version Lift up your heads, O gates! and be lifted up, O ancient doors! that the King of glory may come in. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleLift up your heads, O you gates; and be lifted up, O everlasting doors, that the King of glory may come in. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Lift up your heads, oh, Gates! Be lifted up, oh gates of eternity, that the King of glory may enter! OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Lift up your heads, O ye gates, Yea, lift them up, ye everlasting doors; That the King of glory may come in. Brenton Septuagint Translation Lift up your gates, ye princes; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the king of glory shall come in. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Earth is the LORD's…8Who is this King of Glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle. 9Lift up your heads, O gates! Be lifted up, O ancient doors, that the King of Glory may enter! 10Who is He, this King of Glory? The LORD of Hosts—He is the King of Glory. Selah… Cross References Revelation 3:20 Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in and dine with him, and he with Me. Isaiah 40:3-5 A voice of one calling: “Prepare the way for the LORD in the wilderness; make a straight highway for our God in the desert. / Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill made low; the uneven ground will become smooth, and the rugged land a plain. / And the glory of the LORD will be revealed, and all humanity together will see it.” For the mouth of the LORD has spoken. Matthew 21:9 The crowds that went ahead of Him and those that followed were shouting: “Hosanna to the Son of David!” “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Hosanna in the highest!” Luke 19:38 “Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!” John 12:13 They took palm branches and went out to meet Him, shouting: “Hosanna!” “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Blessed is the King of Israel!” Zechariah 9:9 Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your King comes to you, righteous and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey. Malachi 3:1 “Behold, I will send My messenger, who will prepare the way before Me. Then the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to His temple—the Messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight—see, He is coming,” says the LORD of Hosts. Matthew 3:3 This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.’” Mark 11:9-10 The ones who went ahead and those who followed were shouting: “Hosanna!” “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!” / “Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David!” “Hosanna in the highest!” Luke 3:4-6 as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him. / Every valley shall be filled in, and every mountain and hill made low. The crooked ways shall be made straight, and the rough ways smooth. / And all humanity will see God’s salvation.’” John 1:23 John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet: “I am a voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way for the Lord.’” Isaiah 62:10 Go out, go out through the gates; prepare the way for the people! Build it up, build up the highway; clear away the stones; raise a banner for the nations! Psalm 118:26 Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD. From the house of the LORD we bless you. 1 Corinthians 2:8 None of the rulers of this age understood it. For if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory. Ephesians 1:20-22 which He exerted in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly realms, / far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in the present age but also in the one to come. / And God put everything under His feet and made Him head over everything for the church, Treasury of Scripture Lift up your heads, O you gates; even lift them up, you everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in. No reference for this verse Jump to Previous Age-During Ancient Doors Eternal Everlasting Gates Glory Heads LiftJump to Next Age-During Ancient Doors Eternal Everlasting Gates Glory Heads LiftPsalm 24 1. God's Lordship in the world3. The citizens of his spiritual kingdom 7. An exhortation to receive him Lift up your heads This phrase is a call to action, a command for the gates to rise in anticipation. In the Hebrew context, "lift up" (שׂאו, sa'u) implies an elevation or raising up, often used in the context of lifting one's eyes or voice to God. The "heads" here symbolize the topmost part of the gates, suggesting a readiness to welcome something or someone of great importance. Historically, city gates were not just physical barriers but also places of judgment and commerce, representing the heart of a city's life. Spiritually, this can be seen as a call for believers to prepare their hearts and minds to receive the presence of the Lord. O gates be lifted up O ancient doors that the King of Glory may come in Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Lift upשְׂא֤וּ (śə·’ū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 5375: To lift, carry, take your heads, רָֽאשֵׁיכֶ֗ם (rā·šê·ḵem) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural Strong's 7218: The head O gates! שְׁעָרִ֨ים ׀ (šə·‘ā·rîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 8179: An opening, door, gate Be lifted up, וּ֭שְׂאוּ (ū·śə·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 5375: To lift, carry, take O ancient עוֹלָ֑ם (‘ō·w·lām) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5769: Concealed, eternity, frequentatively, always doors, פִּתְחֵ֣י (piṯ·ḥê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 6607: An opening, door, entrance way that the King מֶ֣לֶךְ (me·leḵ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4428: A king of Glory הַכָּבֽוֹד׃ (hak·kā·ḇō·wḏ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3519: Weight, splendor, copiousness may enter! וְ֝יָבֹא (wə·yā·ḇō) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go Links Psalm 24:9 NIVPsalm 24:9 NLT Psalm 24:9 ESV Psalm 24:9 NASB Psalm 24:9 KJV Psalm 24:9 BibleApps.com Psalm 24:9 Biblia Paralela Psalm 24:9 Chinese Bible Psalm 24:9 French Bible Psalm 24:9 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 24:9 Lift up your heads you gates (Psalm Ps Psa.) |