Psalms 24
David declares that the earth and all it contains belong to YHWH, the sovereign God of all creation, and poses the question of who may ascend to God's holy place—answering that only those with clean hands, pure hearts, and truthful speech will receive blessing and righteousness from God. The psalm concludes with David inviting the gates of Jerusalem to open so that the King of glory (YHWH, mighty in battle) may enter and fill the city with His presence.
Interlinear Text
Of David
to David (the Beloved One)
A Psalm
instrumented song
To YHWH
to the Self-Existent One
the earth
the firm-standing land
and-its-fullness
and the fullness of her
world
the well-watered inhabited world
and-those-who-dwell
and dwellers of
in it
—
Verse 1
לְ/דָוִ֗ד
𐤋/𐤃𐤅𐤃
ledavid
Of David
to David (the Beloved One)
HR/Np
מִ֫זְמ֥וֹר
𐤌𐤆𐤌𐤅𐤓
mizemor
A Psalm
instrumented song
HNcmsa
לַֽ֭/יהוָה
𐤋/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄
layhvah
Nyambe (Lozi)
To YHWH
to the Self-Existent One
HR/Np
הָ/אָ֣רֶץ
𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑
haarets
the earth
the firm-standing land
HTd/Ncbsa
וּ/מְלוֹאָ֑/הּ
𐤅/𐤌𐤋𐤅𐤀/𐤄
umeloah
and-its-fullness
and the fullness of her
HC/Ncmsc/Sp3fs
תֵּ֝בֵ֗ל
𐤕𐤁𐤋
tevel
world
the well-watered inhabited world
HNcfsa
וְ/יֹ֣שְׁבֵי
𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤉
veyoshevey
and-those-who-dwell
and dwellers of
HC/Vqrmpc
בָֽ/הּ
𐤁/𐤄
vah
in it
HR/Sp3fs
for
for (as reason or ground)
he
he himself
upon
upon (up-over)
the seas
seas
has founded it
he laid her foundation
and upon
and upon
the rivers
flowing rivers
established it
he causes her to stand firm
Verse 2
כִּי
𐤊𐤉
ki
for
for (as reason or ground)
HC
ה֭וּא
𐤄𐤅𐤀
hu
he
he himself
HPp3ms
עַל
𐤏𐤋
al
upon
upon (up-over)
HR
יַמִּ֣ים
𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤌
yamim
the seas
seas
HNcmpa
יְסָדָ֑/הּ
𐤉𐤎𐤃/𐤄
yesadah
has founded it
he laid her foundation
HVqp3ms/Sp3fs
וְ/עַל
𐤅/𐤏𐤋
veal
and upon
and upon
HC/R
נְ֝הָר֗וֹת
𐤍𐤄𐤓𐤅𐤕
neharot
the rivers
flowing rivers
HNcmpa
יְכוֹנְנֶֽ/הָ
𐤉𐤊𐤅𐤍𐤍/𐤄
yekhoneneha
established it
he causes her to stand firm
HVoi3ms/Sp3fs
Who
who?
shall ascend
he will ascend
into the hill
mountain of
of YHWH
the Being One
and who
and who?
shall stand
he will rise up
in the place
in the standing-place of
of his holy
his holiness
Verse 3
מִֽי
𐤌𐤉
mi
Who
who?
HTi
יַעֲלֶ֥ה
𐤉𐤏𐤋𐤄
yaaleh
shall ascend
he will ascend
HVqi3ms
בְ/הַר
𐤁/𐤄𐤓
vehar
into the hill
mountain of
HR/Ncmsc
יְהוָ֑ה
𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄
yehvah
Nyambe (Lozi)
of YHWH
the Being One
HNp
וּ/מִי
𐤅/𐤌𐤉
umi
and who
and who?
HC/Ti
יָ֝קוּם
𐤉𐤒𐤅𐤌
yaqum
shall stand
he will rise up
HVqi3ms
בִּ/מְק֥וֹם
𐤁/𐤌𐤒𐤅𐤌
bimeqom
in the place
in the standing-place of
HR/Ncmsc
קָדְשֽׁ/וֹ
𐤒𐤃𐤔/𐤅
qadesho
of his holy
his holiness
HNcmsc/Sp3ms
clean
a guiltless man
hands
both hollow palms
and pure
and pure
heart
heart
who
that-which
not
not
has lifted
he lifted up
up to vanity
for the emptiness
my soul
my life-breath
nor
and not
sworn
he sevened himself (in oath)
deceitfully
for treachery
Verse 4
נְקִ֥י
𐤍𐤒𐤉
neqi
clean
a guiltless man
HAamsc
כַפַּ֗יִם
𐤊𐤐𐤉𐤌
khapayim
hands
both hollow palms
HNcfda
וּֽ/בַר
𐤅/𐤁𐤓
uvar
and pure
and pure
HC/Aamsc
לֵ֫בָ֥ב
𐤋𐤁𐤁
levav
heart
heart
HNcmsa
אֲשֶׁ֤ר
𐤀𐤔𐤓
asher
who
that-which
HTr
לֹא
𐤋𐤀
lo
not
not
HTn
נָשָׂ֣א
𐤍𐤔𐤀
nasa
has lifted
he lifted up
HVqp3ms
לַ/שָּׁ֣וְא
𐤋/𐤔𐤅𐤀
lashave
up to vanity
for the emptiness
HRd/Ncmsa
נַפְשִׁ֑/י
𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤉
nafeshi
my soul
my life-breath
HNcbsc/Sp1cs
וְ/לֹ֖א
𐤅/𐤋𐤀
velo
nor
and not
HC/Tn
נִשְׁבַּ֣ע
𐤍𐤔𐤁𐤏
nisheba
sworn
he sevened himself (in oath)
HVNp3ms
לְ/מִרְמָֽה
𐤋/𐤌𐤓𐤌𐤄
lemiremah
deceitfully
for treachery
HR/Ncfsa
he shall receive
he will lift up
a blessing
a kneeling-blessing
from
from beside
YHWH
the Being One
and righteousness
and rightness
from God
from my mighty-ones
his salvation
his deliverance
Verse 5
יִשָּׂ֣א
𐤉𐤔𐤀
yisa
he shall receive
he will lift up
HVqi3ms
בְ֭רָכָה
𐤁𐤓𐤊𐤄
verakhah
a blessing
a kneeling-blessing
HNcfsa
מֵ/אֵ֣ת
𐤌/𐤀𐤕
meet
from
from beside
HR/R
יְהוָ֑ה
𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄
yehvah
Nyambe (Lozi)
YHWH
the Being One
HNp
וּ֝/צְדָקָ֗ה
𐤅/𐤑𐤃𐤒𐤄
utsedaqah
and righteousness
and rightness
HC/Ncfsa
מֵ/אֱלֹהֵ֥י
𐤌/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉
meelohey
Mulimu (Lozi)
from God
from my mighty-ones
HR/Ncmpc
יִשְׁעֽ/וֹ
𐤉𐤔𐤏/𐤅
yisheo
his salvation
his deliverance
HNcmsc/Sp3ms
This
this one (masculine singular)
generation
generation-cycle
seek-him
the one seeking him
those-who-seek-him
those who seek after him
seekers
seekers of
your-face
your faces
Jacob
Heel-Catcher (Jacob)
Selah
Lift-up pause
Verse 6
זֶ֭ה
𐤆𐤄
zeh
This
this one (masculine singular)
HPdxms
דּ֣וֹר
𐤃𐤅𐤓
dor
generation
generation-cycle
HNcmsc
דרש/ו
𐤃𐤓𐤔/𐤅
drshv
seek-him
the one seeking him
HVqrmsc/Sp3ms
דֹּרְשָׁ֑י/ו
𐤃𐤓𐤔𐤉/𐤅
doreshayv
those-who-seek-him
those who seek after him
HVqrmpc/Sp3ms
מְבַקְשֵׁ֨י
𐤌𐤁𐤒𐤔𐤉
mevaqeshey
seekers
seekers of
HVprmpc
פָנֶ֖י/ךָ
𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤊
faneykha
your-face
your faces
HNcbpc/Sp2ms
יַעֲקֹ֣ב
𐤉𐤏𐤒𐤁
yaaqov
Jacob
Heel-Catcher (Jacob)
HNp
סֶֽלָה
𐤎𐤋𐤄
selah
Selah
Lift-up pause
HTj
Lift up
Lift up, you (masculine plural)!
O gates
the gateways
your heads
your heads
and be lifted up
and be lifted up, you men
O doors
openings of
ancient
hidden age
and may come
and he will come
King
king
of glory
the Weightiness
Verse 7
שְׂא֤וּ
𐤔𐤀𐤅
seu
Lift up
Lift up, you (masculine plural)!
HVqv2mp
שְׁעָרִ֨ים
𐤔𐤏𐤓𐤉𐤌
shearim
O gates
the gateways
HNcmpa
רָֽאשֵׁי/כֶ֗ם
𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤉/𐤊𐤌
rasheykhem
your heads
your heads
HNcmpc/Sp2mp
וְֽ֭/הִנָּשְׂאוּ
𐤅/𐤄𐤍𐤔𐤀𐤅
vehinaseu
and be lifted up
and be lifted up, you men
HC/VNv2mp
פִּתְחֵ֣י
𐤐𐤕𐤇𐤉
pitechey
O doors
openings of
HNcmpc
עוֹלָ֑ם
𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤌
olam
ancient
hidden age
HNcmsa
וְ֝/יָב֗וֹא
𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤅𐤀
veyavo
and may come
and he will come
HC/Vqi3ms
מֶ֣לֶךְ
𐤌𐤋𐤊
melekhe
King
king
HNcmsc
הַ/כָּבֽוֹד
𐤄/𐤊𐤁𐤅𐤃
hakavod
of glory
the Weightiness
HTd/Ncbsa
Who
who?
is this
this one (masculine singular)
King
king
of glory
the Weightiness
YHWH
the Being One
strong
force-strong
and mighty
and a mighty-man
YHWH
the Being One
mighty
mighty man
in battle
a battle
Verse 8
מִ֥י
𐤌𐤉
mi
Who
who?
HTi
זֶה֮
𐤆𐤄
zeh
is this
this one (masculine singular)
HPdxms
מֶ֤לֶךְ
𐤌𐤋𐤊
melekhe
King
king
HNcmsc
הַ/כָּ֫ב֥וֹד
𐤄/𐤊𐤁𐤅𐤃
hakavod
of glory
the Weightiness
HTd/Ncbsa
יְ֭הוָה
𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄
yehvah
Nyambe (Lozi)
YHWH
the Being One
HNp
עִזּ֣וּז
𐤏𐤆𐤅𐤆
izuz
strong
force-strong
HAamsa
וְ/גִבּ֑וֹר
𐤅/𐤂𐤁𐤅𐤓
vegibor
and mighty
and a mighty-man
HC/Aamsa
יְ֝הוָ֗ה
𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄
yehvah-2
Nyambe (Lozi)
YHWH
the Being One
HNp
גִּבּ֥וֹר
𐤂𐤁𐤅𐤓
gibor
mighty
mighty man
HAamsc
מִלְחָמָֽה
𐤌𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤄
milechamah
in battle
a battle
HNcfsa
Lift up
Lift up, you (masculine plural)!
O gates
the gateways
your heads
your heads
and lift up
and lift up, you all!
O entrances
openings of
everlasting
hidden age
that he may come
and he will come
King
king
of glory
the Weightiness
Verse 9
שְׂא֤וּ
𐤔𐤀𐤅
seu
Lift up
Lift up, you (masculine plural)!
HVqv2mp
שְׁעָרִ֨ים
𐤔𐤏𐤓𐤉𐤌
shearim
O gates
the gateways
HNcmpa
רָֽאשֵׁי/כֶ֗ם
𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤉/𐤊𐤌
rasheykhem
your heads
your heads
HNcmpc/Sp2mp
וּ֭/שְׂאוּ
𐤅/𐤔𐤀𐤅
useu
and lift up
and lift up, you all!
HC/Vqv2mp
פִּתְחֵ֣י
𐤐𐤕𐤇𐤉
pitechey
O entrances
openings of
HNcmpc
עוֹלָ֑ם
𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤌
olam
everlasting
hidden age
HNcmsa
וְ֝/יָבֹא
𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤀
veyavo
that he may come
and he will come
HC/Vqi3ms
מֶ֣לֶךְ
𐤌𐤋𐤊
melekhe
King
king
HNcmsc
הַ/כָּבֽוֹד
𐤄/𐤊𐤁𐤅𐤃
hakavod
of glory
the Weightiness
HTd/Ncbsa
Who?
who?
is
he himself
this
this one (masculine singular)
King
king
of glory
the Weightiness
YHWH
the Being One
of hosts
war-hosts
he
he himself
King
king
of glory
the Weightiness
Selah
Lift-up pause
Verse 10
מִ֤י
𐤌𐤉
mi
Who?
who?
HTi
ה֣וּא
𐤄𐤅𐤀
hu
is
he himself
HPp3ms
זֶה֮
𐤆𐤄
zeh
this
this one (masculine singular)
HPdxms
מֶ֤לֶךְ
𐤌𐤋𐤊
melekhe
King
king
HNcmsc
הַ/כָּ֫ב֥וֹד
𐤄/𐤊𐤁𐤅𐤃
hakavod
of glory
the Weightiness
HTd/Ncbsa
יְהוָ֥ה
𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄
yehvah
Nyambe (Lozi)
YHWH
the Being One
HNp
צְבָא֑וֹת
𐤑𐤁𐤀𐤅𐤕
tsevaot
of hosts
war-hosts
HNcbpa
ה֤וּא
𐤄𐤅𐤀
hu-2
he
he himself
HPp3ms
מֶ֖לֶךְ
𐤌𐤋𐤊
melekhe-2
King
king
HNcmsc
הַ/כָּב֣וֹד
𐤄/𐤊𐤁𐤅𐤃
hakavod-2
of glory
the Weightiness
HTd/Ncbsa
סֶֽלָה
𐤎𐤋𐤄
selah
Selah
Lift-up pause
HTj