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Psalms 24:7
The poem turns to direct address, calling the gates to rise because the King of glory is about to enter.
Meaning in context
The command personifies the gates, urging them to “rise” or make way in a manner fitting a dignitary.
A parallel command intensifies the summons and adds the descriptor “everlasting,” suggesting long-standing, established doors. See everlasting and doors.
The purpose clause explains the commands: the gates are to open for the entry of a royal figure described as the “King of glory” (king; glory).
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Command for the gates to open
The poem turns to direct address, calling the gates to rise because the King of glory is about to enter.
Movement
Worship across the whole story
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Prayer book of the covenant people
Biblical Timeline
Kingdom
Psalms context: 1000 BC - 586 BC
Biblical Timeline
Kingdom
Psalms context
Kingdom / 1000 BC - 586 BC
Psalms context is set in the kingdom period, where Israel's monarchy from David and Solomon to exile.
Scripture Text
Thesis
The poem turns to direct address, calling the gates to rise because the King of glory is about to enter.
Plain Meaning
The command personifies the gates, urging them to “rise” or make way in a manner fitting a dignitary.
A parallel command intensifies the summons and adds the descriptor “everlasting,” suggesting long-standing, established doors. See everlasting and doors.
The purpose clause explains the commands: the gates are to open for the entry of a royal figure described as the “King of glory” (king; glory).
Literary Context
Psalm 24 moves from God’s ownership of the world (vv. 1–2), to the kind of person fit to approach the holy place (vv. 3–6), and then to a dramatic entry liturgy (vv. 7–10). Verse 7 opens the final scene with a summons to the gates, setting up the call-and-response questions that follow about the identity of the king (vv. 8–10).
Historical Context
The imagery fits an ancient Israelite setting where gates controlled access, displayed civic honor, and provided security. Public processions toward a major entrance—city gate or sanctuary gateway—could use elevated, poetic speech, including addressing inanimate structures as if they could “rise” to receive an honored arrival.
Theological Significance
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