Click
here to show/hide instructions.
Instructions on how to use the page:
The commentary for the selected verse is is displayed below.
All commentary was produced against the King James, so the same verse from that translation may appear as well. Hovering your mouse over a commentary's scripture reference attempts to show those verses.
Use the browser's back button to return to the previous page.
Or you can also select a feature from the Just Verses menu appearing at the top of the page.
Selected Verse: Psalms 24:3 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Ps 24:3 |
Strong Concordance |
Who shall ascend [05927] into the hill [02022] of the LORD [03068]? or who shall stand [06965] in his holy [06944] place [04725]? |
| |
King James |
Who shall ascend into the hill of the LORD? or who shall stand in his holy place? |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
The form of a question gives vivacity. Hands, tongue, and heart are organs of action, speech, and feeling, which compose character.
hill of the Lord--(compare Psa 2:6, &c.). His Church--the true or invisible, as typified by the earthly sanctuary. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord? - Mount Zion; called the hill of the Lord, because it was the place designated for His worship, or the place of His abode. See the notes at Psa 15:1. The idea here is, "Who shall ascend there with a view of abiding there? Who is worthy to dwell there?" The question is equivalent to asking, What constitutes true religion? What is required for the acceptable worship of God? What will prepare a person for heaven?
Or who shall stand in his holy place? - In the tabernacle, or in the place where he is worshipped. Compare the notes at Psa 1:5. Who is worthy to stand before God? Who has the qualifications requisite to constitute the evidence of his friendship? |
| The Scofield Bible Commentary, by Cyrus Ingerson Scofield, [1917] |
Who shall
The order is:
(1) the declaration of title, "the earth is the Lord's" (Psa 24:1); (Psa 24:2).
(2) Who shall rule the earth? (Psa 24:3-6). It is a question of worthiness, and no one is worthy but the Lamb.
Compare (Dan 7:13); (Dan 7:14); (Rev 5:3-10); (Mat 25:31).
(3) The King of glory takes the throne of earth (Psa 24:7-10).
See Psalm 40, next in order of the Messianic Psalms. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| The hill - Zion or Moriah, the place of God's sanctuary and special presence. Having asserted God's dominion over all mankind, he now proposes an important question, by whom God will be served, and his blessing enjoyed? Stand - To minister before him. Standing is the posture of ministers or servants. Who shall serve God, with God's acceptation. Holy place - In the place which he hath sanctified for his service. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| Who shall ascend - Who is sufficiently holy to wait in his temple? Who is fit to minister in the holy place? |
6 Yet have I set [05258] my king [04428] upon my holy [06944] hill [02022] of Zion [06726].
5 Therefore the ungodly [07563] shall not stand [06965] in the judgment [04941], nor sinners [02400] in the congregation [05712] of the righteous [06662].
1 A Psalm [04210] of David [01732]. LORD [03068], who shall abide [01481] in thy tabernacle [0168]? who shall dwell [07931] in thy holy [06944] hill [02022]?
7 Lift up [05375] your heads [07218], O ye gates [08179]; and be ye lift up [05375], ye everlasting [05769] doors [06607]; and the King [04428] of glory [03519] shall come in [0935].
8 Who is this King [04428] of glory [03519]? The LORD [03068] strong [05808] and mighty [01368], the LORD [03068] mighty [01368] in battle [04421].
9 Lift up [05375] your heads [07218], O ye gates [08179]; even lift them up [05375], ye everlasting [05769] doors [06607]; and the King [04428] of glory [03519] shall come in [0935].
10 Who is this King [04428] of glory [03519]? The LORD [03068] of hosts [06635], he is the King [04428] of glory [03519]. Selah [05542].
31 When [1161] [3752] the Son [5207] of man [444] shall come [2064] in [1722] his [846] glory [1391], and [2532] all [3956] the holy [40] angels [32] with [3326] him [846], then [5119] shall he sit [2523] upon [1909] the throne [2362] of his [846] glory [1391]:
3 And [2532] no man [3762] in [1722] heaven [3772], nor [3761] in [1909] earth [1093], neither [3761] under [5270] the earth [1093], was able [1410] to open [455] the book [975], neither [3761] to look [991] thereon [846].
4 And [2532] I [1473] wept [2799] much [4183], because [3754] no man [3762] was found [2147] worthy [514] to open [455] and [2532] to read [314] the book [975], neither [3777] to look [991] thereon [846].
5 And [2532] one [1520] of [1537] the elders [4245] saith [3004] unto me [3427], Weep [2799] not [3361]: behold [2400], the Lion [3023] of [5607] [1537] the tribe [5443] of Juda [2455], the Root [4491] of David [1138], hath prevailed [3528] to open [455] the book [975], and [2532] to loose [3089] the seven [2033] seals [4973] thereof [846].
6 And [2532] I beheld [1492], and [2532], lo [2400], in [1722] the midst [3319] of the throne [2362] and [2532] of the four [5064] beasts [2226], and [2532] in [1722] the midst [3319] of the elders [4245], stood [2476] a Lamb [721] as [5613] it had been slain [4969], having [2192] seven [2033] horns [2768] and [2532] seven [2033] eyes [3788], which [3739] are [1526] the seven [2033] Spirits [4151] of God [2316] sent forth [649] into [1519] all [3956] the earth [1093].
7 And [2532] he came [2064] and [2532] took [2983] the book [975] out of [1537] the right hand [1188] of him that sat [2521] upon [1909] the throne [2362].
8 And [2532] when [3753] he had taken [2983] the book [975], the four [5064] beasts [2226] and [2532] four [5064] and twenty [1501] elders [4245] fell down [4098] before [1799] the Lamb [721], having [2192] every one of them [1538] harps [2788], and [2532] golden [5552] vials [5357] full [1073] of odours [2368], which [3739] are [1526] the prayers [4335] of saints [40].
9 And [2532] they sung [103] a new [2537] song [5603], saying [3004], Thou art [1488] worthy [514] to take [2983] the book [975], and [2532] to open [455] the seals [4973] thereof [846]: for [3754] thou wast slain [4969], and [2532] hast redeemed [59] us [2248] to God [2316] by [1722] thy [4675] blood [129] out of [1537] every [3956] kindred [5443], and [2532] tongue [1100], and [2532] people [2992], and [2532] nation [1484];
10 And [2532] hast made [4160] us [2248] unto our [2257] God [2316] kings [935] and [2532] priests [2409]: and [2532] we shall reign [936] on [1909] the earth [1093].
14 And there was given [03052] him dominion [07985], and glory [03367], and a kingdom [04437], that all [03606] people [05972], nations [0524], and languages [03961], should serve [06399] him: his dominion [07985] is an everlasting [05957] dominion [07985], which shall not [03809] pass away [05709], and his kingdom [04437] that which shall not [03809] be destroyed [02255].
13 I saw [01934] [02370] in the night [03916] visions [02376], and, behold [0718], one like the Son [01247] of man [0606] came [0858] with [05974] the clouds [06050] of heaven [08065], and came [04291] to [05705] the Ancient [06268] of days [03118], and they brought him near [07127] before [06925] him.
3 Who shall ascend [05927] into the hill [02022] of the LORD [03068]? or who shall stand [06965] in his holy [06944] place [04725]?
4 He that hath clean [05355] hands [03709], and a pure [01249] heart [03824]; who hath not lifted up [05375] his soul [05315] unto vanity [07723], nor sworn [07650] deceitfully [04820].
5 He shall receive [05375] the blessing [01293] from the LORD [03068], and righteousness [06666] from the God [0430] of his salvation [03468].
6 This is the generation [01755] of them that seek [01875] him, that seek [01245] thy face [06440], O Jacob [03290]. Selah [05542].
2 For he hath founded [03245] it upon the seas [03220], and established [03559] it upon the floods [05104].
1 A Psalm [04210] of David [01732]. The earth [0776] is the LORD'S [03068], and the fulness [04393] thereof; the world [08398], and they that dwell [03427] therein.