Daily Bible Readings July 15, 2015

Psalm 24

A psalm of David.

24 The earth is the Lord’s and everything in it,
    the world and its inhabitants too.
2 Because God is the one who established it on the seas;
    God set it firmly on the waters.

3 Who can ascend the Lord’s mountain?
    Who can stand in his holy sanctuary?
4 Only the one with clean hands and a pure heart;
    the one who hasn’t made false promises,
    the one who hasn’t sworn dishonestly.
5 That kind of person receives blessings from the Lord
    and righteousness from the God who saves.
6 And that’s how things are
    with the generation that seeks him—
    that seeks the face of Jacob’s God.[a] Selah

7 Mighty gates: lift up your heads!
    Ancient doors: rise up high!
        So the glorious king can enter!
8 Who is this glorious king?
    The Lord—strong and powerful!
    The Lord—powerful in battle!
9 Mighty gates: lift up your heads!
    Ancient doors: rise up high!
        So the glorious king can enter!
10 Who is this glorious king?
    The Lord of heavenly forces—
        he is the glorious king! Selah

Footnotes:

1. Psalm 24:6 LXX, Syr; MT seek your face, Jacob

Common English Bible (CEB), used with permission

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