Psalms
Psalm 24:3–4
3Who may ascend the hill of the LORD?
Who may stand in His holy place?
4He who has clean hands and a pure heart,
who does not lift up his soul to an idolb
or swear deceitfully.
Footnotes
- b 24:4 Or to falsehood or to vanity
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Psalm 24:3
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Who | מִֽי־ | mî- | Interrogative | H4310 who? |
| may ascend | יַעֲלֶ֥ה | ya·‘ă·leh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| the hill | בְהַר־ | ḇə·har- | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֑ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| Who | וּמִי־ | ū·mî- | Conjunctive waw; Interrogative | H4310 who? |
| may stand | יָ֝קוּם | yā·qūm | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6965 arise, stand up, stand |
| in His holy | קָדְשֽׁוֹ׃ | qā·ḏə·šōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H6944 sacred, sanctity |
| place | בִּמְק֥וֹם | bim·qō·wm | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H4725 standing, spot, condition |
Psalm 24:4
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| He who has clean | נְקִ֥י | nə·qî | Adjective - masculine singular construct | H5355 clean, free from, exempt |
| hands | כַפַּ֗יִם | ḵap·pa·yim | Noun - fd | H3709 hollow, or flat of the hand, palm, sole of foot, pan |
| and a pure | וּֽבַר־ | ū·ḇar- | Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular construct | H1249 corn |
| heart | לֵ֫בָ֥ב | lê·ḇāḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H3824 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| who | אֲשֶׁ֤ר׀ | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| does not | לֹא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| lift up | נָשָׂ֣א | nā·śā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5375 lift, take, carry |
| his soul | נַפְשִׁ֑י | nap̄·šî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| to an idol | לַשָּׁ֣וְא | laš·šāw | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7723 emptiness, vanity |
| or | וְלֹ֖א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| swear | נִשְׁבַּ֣ע | niš·ba‘ | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H7650 swear |
| deceitfully | לְמִרְמָֽה׃ | lə·mir·māh | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular | H4820 deceit, treachery |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 24:3 Psalm 15:1 · Hebrews 12:28 · Psalm 65:4 · Psalm 2:6 · Malachi 3:1 · Hebrews 12:22–24 · Psalm 68:18 · Psalm 132:13–14 · 2 Samuel 6:12–17 · Leviticus 10:3 · 1 Chronicles 15:1 · Psalm 78:68–69
Psalm 24:4 Matthew 5:8 · Psalm 51:10 · James 4:8 · Job 17:9 · Psalm 73:1 · 2 Corinthians 7:1 · Psalm 26:6 · Isaiah 33:15–16 · 1 Timothy 2:8 · Psalm 143:8 · Acts 15:9 · Psalm 15:4
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.