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Psalm 24:10

Who is this King of glory? The LORD of Armies is the King of glory! Selah.

8Who is the King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle.
10Who is this King of glory? The LORD of Armies is the King of glory! Selah.
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The title “LORD of Armies” gives the closing answer its force: the King welcomed through the gates has might as well as glory.

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12 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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Titus 2:13looking for the blessed hope and appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ,Glory belongs to the LORD in the psalm, and Titus looks toward the appearing of the glory of Jesus Christ.
Matthew 25:34Then the King will tell those on his right hand, ‘Come, blessed of my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world;Both passages speak of a King: the psalm declares his identity, while Matthew records his welcome to those who inherit the Kingdom.
Isaiah 54:5For your Maker is your husband; the LORD of Armies is his name. The Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer. He will be called the God of the whole earth.Both name the LORD of Armies; Isaiah also names him as Maker and Redeemer, the God of the whole earth.
Ephesians 1:17that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him,Glory marks both descriptions of God: the psalm names the King of glory, and Ephesians names the Father of glory.
John 14:9Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you such a long time, and do you not know me, Philip? He who has seen me has seen the Father. How do you say, ‘Show us the …Both passages address identity: the psalm names the King of glory, and Jesus tells Philip that seeing him is seeing the Father.
John 12:40“He has blinded their eyes and he hardened their heart, lest they should see with their eyes, and perceive with their heart, and would turn, and I would heal …The connection is limited to divine power: the psalm celebrates God's royal might, while John describes blindness and hardened hearts under his judgment.
Luke 9:26For whoever will be ashamed of me and of my words, of him will the Son of Man be ashamed when he comes in his glory, and the glory of the Father, and of the …The psalm declares the King's glory, while Luke describes the Son of Man coming in his glory and the Father's glory.
Zechariah 2:8–11For the LORD of Armies says: ‘For honor he has sent me to the nations which plundered you; for he who touches you touches the apple of his eye.The LORD of Armies is named in both passages, as the King of glory and as the speaker addressing nations that plundered his people.
Matthew 25:31“But when the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory.Kingship and glory join both passages: the psalm names the King of glory, and Matthew describes the Son of Man's glorious throne.
Psalm 2:6–12“Yet I have set my King on my holy hill of Zion.”Both passages proclaim kingship: Psalm 24 identifies the LORD as King, while Psalm 2 speaks of God's appointed King on Zion.
Hosea 12:3–5In the womb he took his brother by the heel, and in his manhood he contended with God.The link is limited to their focus on God: the psalm names his kingship, while Hosea recalls a man contending with him.
Isaiah 6:3–5One called to another, and said, “Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of Armies! The whole earth is full of his glory!”Both name the LORD of Armies and proclaim his glory; Isaiah declares that the whole earth is full of it.
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Your praise is addressed to the King named here. YHWH of Armies has the might declared in the song; glory belongs to him.

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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).