King James Version
Psalms 24:9 in the King James Version says “Lift up your heads, O ye gates; even lift them up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 24 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Lift up your heads, O ye gates; even lift them up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.”
Psalms 24:9 · KJV
Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.
Who is this King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle.
Lift up your heads, O ye gates; even lift them up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.
Who is this King of glory? The LORD of hosts, he is the King of glory. Selah.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“Lift up”
H5375to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
“your heads”
H7218the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
“Lift up”
H5375to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
“ye everlasting”
H5769properly, concealed, i.e., the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e., (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial
“of glory”
H3519properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness
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