Psalm 24 — Hebrew and Greek compared
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Psalm 24
The King of glory enters
Verse 24:1 Divergent
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[24:1] Of David. A psalm.
The earth and its fullness belong to YHWH,
the world and those who dwell in it.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[23:1] A psalm of David, for the first day of the week.
The earth and its fullness belong to the Lord,
the inhabited world and all who dwell in it.
Classification & Notes
Divergent. Text: Greek adds a first-day-of-the-week designation to the superscription and expressly says all inhabitants. The divine ownership of the earth agrees.
Verse 24:2 Similar
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[24:2] For He founded it upon seas
and establishes it upon rivers.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[23:2] He founded it upon seas
and prepared it upon rivers.
Classification & Notes
Similar. Text: Both place the earth’s foundation over waters; Hebrew ongoing establishment differs from Greek past preparation.
Verse 24:3 Same
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[24:3] Who may ascend YHWH’s mountain,
and who may stand in His holy place?
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[23:3] Who will ascend the Lord’s mountain,
and who will stand in His holy place?
Classification & Notes
Same. Text: Both ask who may enter and stand in the divine sanctuary.
Verse 24:4 Different
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[24:4] One clean of hands and pure of heart,
who has not lifted my soul to emptiness
and has not sworn deceitfully.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[23:4] One innocent in hands and pure in heart,
who did not take up his soul for emptiness
and did not swear deceitfully to his neighbor.
Classification & Notes
Different. Text: The accessed Hebrew prints nafshi, my soul; Greek has his soul and explicitly adds the neighbor to the oath. Mechon-Mamre independently displays the same first-person Hebrew spelling; it is not silently changed to his. The speaker and oath-related force of the Hebrew expression remain open. [MM-PS24]
Verse 24:5 Different
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[24:5] He will receive blessing from YHWH
and righteousness from the God of his salvation.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[23:5] This one will receive blessing from the Lord
and mercy from God his Savior.
Classification & Notes
Different. Text: Hebrew gives righteousness or vindication; Greek gives mercy. Both receive blessing from the saving God.
Verse 24:6 Different
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[24:6] This is the generation that seeks Him,
those who seek Your face—Jacob.
Selah.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[23:6] This is the generation of those who seek Him,
who seek the face of Jacob’s God.
Diapsalma.
Classification & Notes
Different. Text: Hebrew names Jacob after Your face, with a compressed relationship; Greek explicitly says the face of the God of Jacob. No missing divine noun is supplied to Hebrew.
Verse 24:7 Different
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[24:7] Lift up your heads, gates!
Be lifted up, ancient doorways,
so that the King of glory may enter.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[23:7] Your rulers—lift up gates!
And be raised, eternal gates,
and the King of glory will enter.
Classification & Notes
Different. Text: Hebrew directly addresses gates to lift their heads; Greek commands rulers to lift gates, then addresses the eternal gates. Greek’s abrupt your rulers is preserved; the relation of the addressees remains compressed.
Verse 24:8 Same
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[24:8] Who is this King of glory?
YHWH, strong and mighty;
YHWH, mighty in battle.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[23:8] Who is this King of glory?
The Lord, strong and powerful;
the Lord, powerful in war.
Classification & Notes
Same. Text: Both identify the entering King with the Lord’s victorious power.
Verse 24:9 Different
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[24:9] Lift up your heads, gates!
Lift up, ancient doorways,
so that the King of glory may enter.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[23:9] Your rulers—lift up gates!
And be raised, eternal gates,
and the King of glory will enter.
Classification & Notes
Different. Text: The repeated summons preserves Hebrew’s gates and heads versus Greek’s rulers lifting gates. Hebrew’s second imperative is active here, unlike the passive form in verse seven.
Verse 24:10 Divergent
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[24:10] Who, then, is this King of glory?
YHWH of hosts—He is the King of glory.
Selah.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[23:10] Who is this King of glory?
The Lord of powers—He is the King of glory.
Classification & Notes
Divergent. Text: The identity of the King agrees; Hebrew ends with Selah, absent from this Greek verse. Hosts and powers retain each source’s designation.