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Who may stand in his holy place?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/24.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Who may climb the mountain of the LORD? Who may stand in his holy place?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/24.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Who shall ascend the hill of the LORD? And who shall stand in his holy place?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/24.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Who may ascend the hill of the LORD? Who may stand in His holy place?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/24.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Who shall ascend into the hill of the LORD? or who shall stand in his holy place?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/24.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Who may ascend into the hill of the LORD? Or who may stand in His holy place?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/24.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Who may ascend onto the hill of the LORD? And who may stand in His holy place?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/24.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Who may ascend into the hill of the LORD? And who may stand in His holy place?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/24.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Who may ascend into the hill of the LORD? And who may stand in His holy place?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/24.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Who may ascend into the mountain of Yahweh? And who may rise in His holy place?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/24.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Who may ascend onto the mountain of the LORD? And who may stand in His holy place?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/24.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Who may ascend the mountain of the LORD? Who may stand in his holy place?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/24.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Who may ascend the mountain of the LORD? Who may stand in His holy place? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/24.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Who shall ascend into the hill of Jehovah? And who shall stand in his holy place?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/24.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Who may climb the LORD's hill or stand in his holy temple? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/24.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Who shall ascend into the hill of the LORD? and who shall stand in his holy place?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/24.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Who may go up the LORD's mountain? Who may stand in his holy place?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/24.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Who has the right to go up the LORD's hill? Who may enter his holy Temple? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/24.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Who may ascend the mountain of the LORD? Who may stand in his Holy Place?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/24.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Who may ascend the hill of the LORD? Who may stand in His holy place?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/24.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Who is allowed to ascend the mountain of the LORD? Who may go up to his holy dwelling place? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/24.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Who may ascend to the LORD's hill? Who may stand in his holy place?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/24.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Who shall ascend upon the hill of the LORD? and who shall stand in his holy place?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/24.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Who may ascend to Yahweh’s hill? Who may stand in his holy place? <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/24.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Who goes up into the hill of YHWH? And who rises up in His holy place?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/24.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Who goeth up into the hill of Jehovah? And who riseth up in His holy place?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/24.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Who will go up to the mountain of Jehovah? and who shall stand in his holy place?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/24.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Who shall ascend into the mountain of the Lord: or who shall stand in his holy place? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/24.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 23:3>Who will ascend to the mountain of the Lord? And who will stand in his holy place?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/24.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Who may go up the mountain of the LORD? Who can stand in his holy place? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/24.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Who shall ascend the hill of the LORD? And who shall stand in his holy place?<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/24.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Who shall ascend into the mountain of the LORD? or who shall stand in his holy place?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/24.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Who shall ascend the mountain of LORD JEHOVAH and who will stand in his holy mountain?<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/24.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Who shall ascend into the mountain of the LORD? And who shall stand in His holy place?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/24.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Who shall go up to the mountain of the Lord, and who shall stand in his holy place?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/24-3.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=2460" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/24.htm">The Earth is the LORD's</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">2</span>For He has founded it upon the seas and established it upon the waters. <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4310.htm" title="4310: mî- (Interrog) -- An interrogative pronoun of persons, as mah is of things, who?; also whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix.">Who</a> <a href="/hebrew/5927.htm" title="5927: ya·‘ă·leh (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to ascend, intransitively or actively; used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative.">may ascend</a> <a href="/hebrew/2022.htm" title="2022: ḇə·har- (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Mountain, hill, hill country. A shortened form of harar; a mountain or range of hills.">the hill</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD?</a> <a href="/hebrew/4310.htm" title="4310: ū·mî- (Conj-w:: Interrog) -- An interrogative pronoun of persons, as mah is of things, who?; also whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix.">Who</a> <a href="/hebrew/6965.htm" title="6965: yā·qūm (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To arise, stand up, stand. A primitive root; to rise.">may stand</a> <a href="/hebrew/6944.htm" title="6944: qā·ḏə·šōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Apartness, sacredness. From qadash; a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity.">in His holy</a> <a href="/hebrew/4725.htm" title="4725: bim·qō·wm (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Or maqom; also mqowmah; or mqomah; from quwm; properly, a standing, i.e. A spot; but used widely of a locality; also of a condition.">place?</a> </span><span class="reftext">4</span>He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to an idol or swear deceitfully.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-8.htm">Matthew 5:8</a></span><br />Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/4-8.htm">James 4:8</a></span><br />Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/12-14.htm">Hebrews 12:14</a></span><br />Pursue peace with everyone, as well as holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/33-14.htm">Isaiah 33:14-16</a></span><br />The sinners in Zion are afraid; trembling grips the ungodly: “Who of us can dwell with a consuming fire? Who of us can dwell with everlasting flames?” / He who walks righteously and speaks with sincerity, who refuses gain from extortion, whose hand never takes a bribe, who stops his ears against murderous plots and shuts his eyes tightly against evil— / he will dwell on the heights; the mountain fortress will be his refuge; his food will be provided and his water assured.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/15-1.htm">Psalm 15:1-2</a></span><br />A Psalm of David. O LORD, who may abide in Your tent? Who may dwell on Your holy mountain? / He who walks with integrity and practices righteousness, who speaks the truth from his heart,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/3-3.htm">1 John 3:3</a></span><br />And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as Christ is pure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-27.htm">Revelation 21:27</a></span><br />But nothing unclean will ever enter it, nor anyone who practices an abomination or a lie, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/2-8.htm">1 Timothy 2:8</a></span><br />Therefore I want the men everywhere to pray, lifting up holy hands, without anger or dissension.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/57-15.htm">Isaiah 57:15</a></span><br />For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in a high and holy place, and with the oppressed and humble in spirit, to restore the spirit of the lowly and revive the heart of the contrite.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/73-1.htm">Psalm 73:1</a></span><br />A Psalm of Asaph. Surely God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/1-15.htm">1 Peter 1:15-16</a></span><br />But just as He who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do, / for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-21.htm">Matthew 7:21</a></span><br />Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of My Father in heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/18-31.htm">Ezekiel 18:31</a></span><br />Cast away from yourselves all the transgressions you have committed, and fashion for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. Why should you die, O house of Israel?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/7-1.htm">2 Corinthians 7:1</a></span><br />Therefore, beloved, since we have these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that defiles body and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-16.htm">Isaiah 1:16-17</a></span><br />Wash and cleanse yourselves. Remove your evil deeds from My sight. Stop doing evil! / Learn to do right; seek justice and correct the oppressor. Defend the fatherless and plead the case of the widow.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Who shall ascend into the hill of the LORD? or who shall stand in his holy place?</p><p class="hdg">Who</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/15-1.htm">Psalm 15:1</a></b></br> A Psalm of David. LORD, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/68-18.htm">Psalm 68:18</a></b></br> Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts for men; yea, <i>for</i> the rebellious also, that the LORD God might dwell <i>among them</i>.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/13-36.htm">John 13:36</a></b></br> Simon Peter said unto him, Lord, whither goest thou? Jesus answered him, Whither I go, thou canst not follow me now; but thou shalt follow me afterwards.</p><p class="hdg">the hill</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/68-15.htm">Psalm 68:15,16</a></b></br> The hill of God <i>is as</i> the hill of Bashan; an high hill <i>as</i> the hill of Bashan… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/78-68.htm">Psalm 78:68,69</a></b></br> But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/132-13.htm">Psalm 132:13,14</a></b></br> For the LORD hath chosen Zion; he hath desired <i>it</i> for his habitation… </p><p class="hdg">stand</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/10-3.htm">Leviticus 10:3</a></b></br> Then Moses said unto Aaron, This <i>is it</i> that the LORD spake, saying, I will be sanctified in them that come nigh me, and before all the people I will be glorified. And Aaron held his peace.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/malachi/3-1.htm">Malachi 3:1</a></b></br> Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hebrews/12-28.htm">Hebrews 12:28</a></b></br> Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear:</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/6-18.htm">Ascend</a> <a href="/psalms/15-1.htm">Hill</a> <a href="/psalms/22-3.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/job/39-27.htm">Mount</a> <a href="/psalms/15-1.htm">Mountain</a> <a href="/job/31-14.htm">Riseth</a> <a href="/psalms/22-23.htm">Stand</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/68-18.htm">Ascend</a> <a href="/psalms/42-6.htm">Hill</a> <a href="/psalms/28-2.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/psalms/42-6.htm">Mount</a> <a href="/psalms/29-6.htm">Mountain</a> <a href="/psalms/27-3.htm">Riseth</a> <a href="/psalms/26-12.htm">Stand</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 24</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/24-1.htm">God's Lordship in the world</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/24-3.htm">The citizens of his spiritual kingdom</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/24-7.htm">An exhortation to receive him</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/24.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/24.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Who may ascend the hill of the LORD?</b><br>This phrase refers to the idea of approaching God, symbolized by ascending a hill. In ancient Israel, the temple was located on Mount Zion in Jerusalem, often referred to as the "hill of the LORD." Ascending this hill signifies coming into God's presence, which was a privilege reserved for those who were ritually pure and morally upright. The concept of ascending a hill to meet with God is echoed in other parts of Scripture, such as in <a href="/isaiah/2-3.htm">Isaiah 2:3</a>, where nations are invited to go up to the mountain of the LORD. The hill represents a place of worship and divine encounter, emphasizing the need for spiritual preparation and purity.<p><b>Who may stand in His holy place?</b><br>Standing in the holy place refers to being in the presence of God, specifically in the temple's inner courts where the priests ministered. The holy place was a sacred area, and only those who were consecrated and followed the laws of purity could enter. This requirement underscores the holiness of God and the need for humans to be sanctified to approach Him. The question posed in this phrase highlights the exclusivity and reverence associated with God's presence. It also foreshadows the ultimate fulfillment in Jesus Christ, who, through His sacrifice, allows believers to stand in God's presence, as seen in <a href="/hebrews/10-19.htm">Hebrews 10:19-22</a>, where believers are encouraged to draw near to God with a sincere heart and full assurance of faith.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant name of God, emphasizing His eternal existence and faithfulness.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_hill_of_the_lord.htm">The Hill of the LORD</a></b><br>Often understood as Mount Zion, the location of the temple in Jerusalem, symbolizing God's dwelling place.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/h/holy_place.htm">Holy Place</a></b><br>Refers to the inner sanctuary of the temple, representing God's presence and holiness.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_holiness.htm">The Call to Holiness</a></b><br>God calls His people to live lives of purity and holiness. Ascending the hill of the LORD requires a heart and life set apart for Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_necessity_of_righteousness.htm">The Necessity of Righteousness</a></b><br>Only those with clean hands and a pure heart can stand in God's holy place. This righteousness is both imputed through Christ and lived out in daily obedience.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_worship.htm">The Role of Worship</a></b><br>Approaching God involves worship, reverence, and awe. Our worship should reflect the holiness of the One we approach.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_preparation.htm">The Importance of Preparation</a></b><br>Just as the Israelites prepared to meet God at Sinai, we must prepare our hearts to encounter God, seeking forgiveness and cleansing through Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_assurance_in_christ.htm">The Assurance in Christ</a></b><br>Through Jesus, believers have the assurance and access to God's presence, fulfilling the requirements of holiness and purity.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_24.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 24</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_'clean_hands'_conflict_with_original_sin.htm">(Psalm 24:3–4) Does requiring “clean hands and a pure heart” for worship conflict with the doctrine of original sin in other parts of the Bible? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/hands_cleansed,_sinners.htm">Have you cleansed your hands, you sinners?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_micah_4_1-2_predict_future_peace.htm">How can Micah 4:1–2 predict a future peace on an actual mountain when no archeological evidence supports such a global gathering place? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/are_all_things_pure_to_the_pure.htm">Are all things pure to the pure?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/24.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(3, 4) For the elaboration of this answer, see Psalms 15 and <a href="/isaiah/33-15.htm" title="He that walks righteously, and speaks uprightly; he that despises the gain of oppressions, that shakes his hands from holding of bribes, that stops his ears from hearing of blood, and shuts his eyes from seeing evil;">Isaiah 33:15</a>; <a href="/isaiah/33-18.htm" title="Your heart shall meditate terror. Where is the scribe? where is the receiver? where is he that counted the towers?">Isaiah 33:18</a>. "The answer is remarkable, as expressing in language so clear that a child may understand it, the great doctrine that the only service, the only character which can be thought worthy of such a habitation, is that which conforms itself to the laws of truth, honesty, humility, justice, love. Three thousand years have passed, Jerusalem has fallen, the Jewish monarchy and priesthood and ritual and religion have perished; but the words of David still remain, with hardly an exception, the rule by which all wise and good men would measure the worth and value of men, the greatness and strength of nations" (Stanley, <span class= "ital">Canterbury Sermons</span>)<span class= "ital">.</span><p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/24.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 3.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord?</span> The second strophe opens with one of David's sudden transitions. Who is worthy to be brought into contact with a God of such might and glory? Who shall ascend into his hill? God's "hill" is, in reality, the highest heaven, wherein he has his dwelling-place. Its representative on earth was, at this time, the Mount Zion, where it was already determined in the Divine counsels that the temple should be built, and whither David was now about to transfer the ark of the covenant (see the introductory paragraph). David asks the question as a warning to the Levites, whom he was about to employ in the transport of the ark, that they might purify themselves in heart and soul before venturing to take part in the solemn ceremony. <span class="cmt_word">Or who shall stand in his holy place?</span> Who, <span class="accented">i.e.</span>, shall stand and minister inside the tabernacle, when the ark has been placed therein, and it has thus become, in a special sense, God's holy place? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/24-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Who</span><br /><span class="heb">מִֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(mî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interrogative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4310.htm">Strong's 4310: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix</span><br /><br /><span class="word">may ascend</span><br /><span class="heb">יַעֲלֶ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(ya·‘ă·leh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5927.htm">Strong's 5927: </a> </span><span class="str2">To ascend, in, actively</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the hill</span><br /><span class="heb">בְהַר־</span> <span class="translit">(ḇə·har-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2022.htm">Strong's 2022: </a> </span><span class="str2">Mountain, hill, hill country</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the LORD?</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Who</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמִי־</span> <span class="translit">(ū·mî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Interrogative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4310.htm">Strong's 4310: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix</span><br /><br /><span class="word">may stand</span><br /><span class="heb">יָ֝קוּם</span> <span class="translit">(yā·qūm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6965.htm">Strong's 6965: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arise, stand up, stand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in His holy</span><br /><span class="heb">קָדְשֽׁוֹ׃</span> <span class="translit">(qā·ḏə·šōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6944.htm">Strong's 6944: </a> </span><span class="str2">A sacred place, thing, sanctity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">place?</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּמְק֥וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(bim·qō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4725.htm">Strong's 4725: </a> </span><span class="str2">A standing, a spot, a condition</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/24-3.htm">Psalm 24:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/24-3.htm">Psalm 24:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/24-3.htm">Psalm 24:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/24-3.htm">Psalm 24:3 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/24-3.htm">Psalm 24:3 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/24-3.htm">Psalm 24:3 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/24-3.htm">Psalm 24:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/24-3.htm">Psalm 24:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/24-3.htm">Psalm 24:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/24-3.htm">Psalm 24:3 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/24-3.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 24:3 Who may ascend to Yahweh's hill? 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