Psalms 24

Who Can Enter the Lord 's Temple?

¹The earth and everything on it,[#1 Co 10.26.]

including its people,

belong to the Lord .

The world and its people

belong to him.

²The Lord placed it all

on the oceans and rivers.

³Who may climb the Lord 's hill[#24.3 The hill in Jerusalem where the temple was built.]

or stand in his holy temple?

⁴Only those who do right[#Mt 5.8.]

for the right reasons,

and don't worship idols

or tell lies under oath.

⁵The Lord God, who saves them,

will bless and reward them,

⁶because they worship and serve

the God of Jacob.

⁷Open the ancient gates,

so that the glorious king

may come in.

⁸Who is this glorious king?

He is our Lord , a strong

and mighty warrior.

⁹Open the ancient gates,

so that the glorious king

may come in.

¹⁰Who is this glorious king?

He is our Lord ,

the All-Powerful!