Psalms

Psalm 24:7–8

⁷Lift up your heads, O gates!

Be lifted up, O ancient doors,

that the King of Glory may enter!

⁸Who is this King of Glory?

The LORD strong and mighty,

the LORD mighty in battle.

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.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Lift up	שְׂא֤וּ	śə·’ū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H5375 lift, take, carry
your heads	רָֽאשֵׁיכֶ֗ם	rā·šê·ḵem	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H7218 head
O gates	שְׁעָרִ֨ים׀	šə·‘ā·rîm	Noun - masculine plural	H8179 gate
Be lifted up	וְֽ֭הִנָּשְׂאוּ	wə·hin·nā·śə·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Imperative - masculine plural	H5375 lift, take, carry
O ancient	עוֹלָ֑ם	‘ō·w·lām	Noun - masculine singular	H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity
doors	פִּתְחֵ֣י	piṯ·ḥê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H6607 opening, doorway, entrance
that the King	מֶ֣לֶךְ	me·leḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Glory	הַכָּבֽוֹד׃	hak·kā·ḇō·wḏ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3519 abundance, honour, glory
may enter	וְ֝יָב֗וֹא	wə·yā·ḇō·w	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Who	מִ֥י	mî	Interrogative	H4310 who?
is this	זֶה֮	zeh	Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
King	מֶ֤לֶךְ	me·leḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Glory	הַכָּ֫ב֥וֹד	hak·kā·ḇō·wḏ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3519 abundance, honour, glory
The LORD	יְ֭הוָה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
strong	עִזּ֣וּז	‘iz·zūz	Adjective - masculine singular	H5808 mighty, powerful
and mighty	וְגִבּ֑וֹר	wə·ḡib·bō·wr	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular	H1368 strong, mighty
the LORD	יְ֝הוָ֗ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
mighty	גִּבּ֥וֹר	gib·bō·wr	Adjective - masculine singular construct	H1368 strong, mighty
in battle	מִלְחָמָֽה׃	mil·ḥā·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H4421 battle, war

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 24:7 Isaiah 26:2 · Psalm 118:19–20 · Revelation 4:11 · Psalm 97:6 · 1 Corinthians 2:8 · Ephesians 4:8–10 · Malachi 3:1 · Haggai 2:7 · Numbers 10:35–36 · 1 Kings 8:11 · Haggai 2:9 · 1 Peter 3:22

Psalm 24:8 Exodus 15:3 · Revelation 19:11–21 · Revelation 6:2 · Isaiah 63:1–6 · Colossians 2:15 · Psalm 93:1 · Psalm 45:3–6 · Isaiah 9:6

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.