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Salmos 24

VBL · Chapter 24/150

1Un Salmo de David. La tierra es del Señor, y todo lo que está en ella le pertenece a Él. El mundo es suyo, y todos los que viven en él.

2Porque él es el único que colocó las bases de los mares, estableciéndolas sobre las aguas.

3¿Quién puede ir al monte del Señor? ¿Quién tiene el permiso de posarse sobre su lugar santo?

4Aquellos que tengan manos limpias y corazones puros, que no adoran ídolos, y que no mienten bajo juramento.

5Tomarán consigo la bendición del Señor, reivindicada por el Dios que los salva.

6Estos son los que podrán ir al Señor y lo adorarán delante ti, Dios de Jacob. Selah.

7¡Ábranse puertas! ¡Levántense, puertas antiguas! ¡Dejen que el Rey de gloria entre!

8¿Quién es este Rey de gloria? El Señor, fuerte y poderoso, valiente en la batalla.

9¡Ábranse puertas! ¡Levántense, puertas antiguas! ¡Dejen que el Rey de gloria entre!

10¿Quién es el Rey de gloria? El Señor todo poderoso, ¡Él es el Rey de gloria! Selah.

📖 Chapter study

Summary

The psalm celebrates that the earth belongs to the Lord, asks who may ascend His holy hill (answering: whoever has clean hands and a pure heart), and ends with a triumphant call for the gates to open for the 'King of Glory.'

Explanation

This psalm was probably used in a liturgical procession going up to the temple in Jerusalem, perhaps celebrating the arrival of the ark of the covenant in the city (2 Samuel 6). Its dialogue structure — one voice asks 'who is this King of Glory?' and another answers — suggests real ceremonial use, with voices alternating between priests and people. The central question ('who may ascend the hill of the Lord?') links worship to ethical integrity, returning to the same theme as Psalm 15. The application for today: God's presence is not accessed through status or empty ritual, but through an honest heart before Him.

Fun facts

  • The repeated question and answer ('Lift up your heads, O ye gates... Who is this King of Glory?') suggests the psalm was sung by two alternating groups, one inside and one outside the temple gates — a kind of 'antiphonal liturgy' well documented in other ancient Near Eastern texts.
  • The title 'Lord of hosts' (Jehovah Sabaoth, v.10) is one of the most frequently used names for God in the Old Testament, referring to His command over the heavenly armies — angels — not just human armies.

Verse-by-verse explanation

  1. Salmos 24:1The psalm opens with a sweeping declaration: the whole earth, with everything in it, belongs to God, it is not the property of any people or king.
  2. Salmos 24:2It explains this ownership with an image of creation: the earth was founded upon the waters, an ancient way of describing how the world was established and sustained by God.
  3. Salmos 24:3It asks the same question as Psalm 15, probably part of a liturgy recited by those going up the temple mount to worship: who has the right to enter that holy place?
  4. Salmos 24:4Another list of ethical requirements similar to Psalm 15's, probably recited by those going up to the temple to worship; clean hands point to right actions, a pure heart to sincere intentions.
  5. Salmos 24:5It answers what this qualified person receives: not just permission to enter, but real blessing and the righteousness that comes from the God who saves.
  6. Salmos 24:6It describes this group of qualified people as those who truly seek God's presence, called here by the name of the patriarch Jacob, tying the individual search to the history of the whole people.
  7. Salmos 24:7This passage reads like a liturgy sung in two parts, perhaps during a procession carrying the ark of the covenant to the temple: one group calls for the gates to open for the King to enter, and another asks who this king is, answering right after. The gates are treated almost like characters.
  8. Salmos 24:8The gate-and-answer scene from the previous verse continues: someone asks who this King of glory is, and the answer comes highlighting strength and power in battle.
  9. Salmos 24:9It repeats the same call from verse 7, like a refrain within the liturgy: the gates are invited once again to open for the entrance of the King of glory.
  10. Salmos 24:10The psalm closes by repeating the question one last time, but now with a fuller answer: the title "LORD of hosts" closes the liturgy, making clear exactly who this king really is.

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