Read Psalm 24 here (text coming …) or at Bible Gateway.
The Hebrew paragraph:
24:1-19 {p} The generation who seek God
Psalm 24:1-10 Chiastic Structure:
The matching elements of this structure are not so much a Repetition as a Cause and Effect.
The earth is YHVH’s, and its fullness; the world and those who dwell in it. For He has founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the waters. Psa 24:1-2
Lift up your heads, O you gates! And be lifted up, you everlasting doors; that the King of glory may come in. Who is the King of glory? YHVH strong and mighty, YHVH mighty in battle. Lift up your heads, O you gates, yes, lift them up, you everlasting doors; that the King of glory may come in. Who then is the King of glory? YHVH of hosts, He is the King of glory. Psa 24:7-10
Because YHVH is our Creator (1A) therefore He has the right to be our King, and is our King (2A).
Who shall ascend into the hill of YHVH? And who shall stand in His holy place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who has not taken My name in vain, and has not sworn deceitfully. Psa 24:3-4
Such is the generation of those who seek after Him, who seek Your face, even Jacob. Psa 24:6
Those who ascend into the presence of YHVH (1B) are those who seek the face of YHVH (2B).
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