Psalm 24 – Preparation to Praise the King of Glory

Jun 15, 2025 | Pastor's Blog, Psalms

Timeless Biblical Truth.

People who praise the sovereign LORD of creation for His mighty and glorious acts of deliverance must be pure in thought and behavior (if they are to find His favor and vindication).

  1. Believers acclaim the LORD’S sovereignty over His creation (1-2).
  2. Believers who seek to enter the LORD’S presence must be sinless in thought and behavior (3-6).
    1. Believers must meet the LORD’S standards to enter into His holy presence (3).
    2. Believers who are pure in thought and behavior may enter the LORD’S holy place to receive His blessing (4-5).
    3. Believers seek the LORD’S favor (6).
  3. Believers are encouraged when they acclaim the LORD’S mighty works (7-10).
“In this majestic psalm we move as if in procession with the King of Glory from the provinces of His realm to ‘the central height’ and the city at the summit. If a ceremonial occasion gave rise to the psalm, some would locate it in the supposed enthronement festival. . . Yet we need hardly look further than the escorting of the ark by David ‘with song and lyres and harps . . .’ from Kirjath-jearim to mount Zion (1 Chron 13:8), which is certainly commemorated in Psalm 132, and for which Psalm 68 may also have been written.”

Derek Kidner: Psalms 1-72, p. 113.

Questions for Second Milers

  1. What do we learn about the LORD in verses 1-2? To what extent is God sovereign? Why is this so?
  2. What is the essential point of the questions in verse 3 (relate it to the characteristics of God in verses 1-2)?
  3. What standards of behavior are listed in answer to that question in verse 4?
  4. What is the blessing of verses 5-6?
  5. What is the historic and spiritual significance of verses 7-10?
  6. Based upon its content, what was David’s purpose in writing this psalm? Give your own short title to this psalm.
  7. In what way does this psalm affect you personally? Why?
  8. Who is the king of glory? How do you know?
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