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Psalm 24:7
Lift up your heads, you gates! Be lifted up, you everlasting doors, and the King of glory will come in.
5He shall receive a blessing from the LORD, righteousness from the God of his salvation.
6This is the generation of those who seek Him, who seek your face—even Jacob. Selah.
7Lift up your heads, you gates! Be lifted up, you everlasting doors, and the King of glory will come in.
8Who is the King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle.
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Gates and everlasting doors receive a command to rise, drawing attention to the glory of the King whose arrival they are to welcome.
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Isaiah 26:2Open the gates, that the righteous nation may enter: the one which keeps faith.Both passages command gates to open for an entrance: the King of glory in the psalm, and a righteous nation in Isaiah.
Psalm 118:19–20Open to me the gates of righteousness. I will enter into them. I will give thanks to the LORD.Both psalms address gates before an entrance, with the King arriving in Psalm 24 and a thankful worshiper entering in Psalm 118.
Revelation 4:11“Worthy are you, our Lord and God, the Holy One, to receive the glory, the honor, and the power, for you created all things, and because of your desire they …Glory belongs to God in both passages: the psalm announces his royal entrance, and Revelation declares him worthy to receive glory.
Psalm 97:6The heavens declare his righteousness. All the peoples have seen his glory.God's glory is central to both scenes, announced at the gates in Psalm 24 and seen by all peoples in Psalm 97.
1 Corinthians 2:8which none of the rulers of this world has known. For had they known it, they wouldn’t have crucified the Lord of glory.The titles share the word glory: the psalm announces the King of glory, while Paul names the crucified one the Lord of glory.
Ephesians 4:8–10Therefore he says, “When he ascended on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts to people.”The psalm announces the King's entrance; Ephesians describes ascent with captives and gifts, without naming these gates.
Malachi 3:1“Behold, I send my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me! The Lord, whom you seek, will suddenly come to his temple. Behold, the messenger of the …Both announce the Lord's coming, with gates commanded to rise in the psalm and a messenger preparing the way in Malachi.
Haggai 2:7and I will shake all nations. The treasure of all nations will come, and I will fill this house with glory, says the LORD of Armies.Coming and glory appear in both passages: the King enters in the psalm, and God promises to fill his house with glory in Haggai.
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,Both name God in terms of glory: the psalm speaks of the King of glory, and Ephesians of the Father of glory.
Numbers 10:35–36When the ark went forward, Moses said, “Rise up, LORD, and let your enemies be scattered! Let those who hate you flee before you!”Both portray movement associated with the LORD, with gates lifting in the psalm and the ark setting out in Numbers.
1 Kings 8:11so that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud; for the LORD’s glory filled the LORD’s house.Both connect the LORD's presence with glory: the psalm announces his entrance, and Kings describes his glory filling his house.
2 Samuel 6:17They brought in the LORD’s ark, and set it in its place in the middle of the tent that David had pitched for it; and David offered burnt offerings and peace …Entrance links the scenes: the psalm announces the King's coming, and Samuel records the LORD's ark being brought into David's tent.
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The gates are addressed as though they could stand tall to greet their King. The one coming through them is YHWH, strong and mighty.
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