Parallel Verses

NET Bible

Look up, you gates! Rise up, you eternal doors! Then the majestic king will enter!

New American Standard Bible

Lift up your heads, O gates,
And be lifted up, O ancient doors,
That the King of glory may come in!

King James Version

Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.

Holman Bible

Lift up your heads, you gates!
Rise up, ancient doors!
Then the King of glory will come in.

International Standard Version

Lift up your heads, gates! Be lifted up, ancient doors, so the King of Glory may come in.

A Conservative Version

Lift up your heads, O ye gates, and be ye lifted up, ye everlasting doors, and the King of glory will come in.

American Standard Version

Lift up your heads, O ye gates; And be ye lifted up, ye everlasting doors: And the King of glory will come in.

Amplified


Lift up your heads, O gates,
And be lifted up, ancient doors,
That the King of glory may come in.

Darby Translation

Lift up your heads, ye gates, and be ye lifted up, ye everlasting doors, and the King of glory shall come in.

Julia Smith Translation

Lift up your heads, ye gates, and be ye lifted up, ye openings of eternity, and the King of glory shall come in.

King James 2000

Lift up your heads, O you gates; and be you lifted up, you everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Lift up your heads, O gates, and rise up, O ancient doorways, that the king of glory may enter.

Modern King James verseion

Lift up your heads, O gates; and be lifted up, O everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.

New Heart English Bible

Lift up your heads, you gates. Be lifted up, you everlasting doors, and the King of glory will come in.

The Emphasized Bible

Lift up, O ye gates, your heads, and lift yourselves up, ye age-abiding doors, That the king of glory may come in.

Webster

Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lifted up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.

World English Bible

Lift up your heads, you gates! Be lifted up, you everlasting doors, and the King of glory will come in.

Youngs Literal Translation

Lift up, O gates, your heads, And be lifted up, O doors age-during, And come in doth the king of glory!

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Context Readings

A Welcome For God Into The Temple

6 Such purity characterizes the people who seek his favor, Jacob's descendants, who pray to him. (Selah) 7 Look up, you gates! Rise up, you eternal doors! Then the majestic king will enter! 8 Who is this majestic king? The Lord who is strong and mighty! The Lord who is mighty in battle!

Cross References

1 Corinthians 2:8

None of the rulers of this age understood it. If they had known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.

Isaiah 26:2

Open the gates so a righteous nation can enter -- one that remains trustworthy.

Psalm 97:6

The sky declares his justice, and all the nations see his splendor.

2 Samuel 6:17

They brought the ark of the Lord and put it in its place in the middle of the tent that David had pitched for it. Then David offered burnt sacrifices and peace offerings before the Lord.

Psalm 118:19-20

Open for me the gates of the just king's temple! I will enter through them and give thanks to the Lord.

Numbers 10:35-36

And when the ark traveled, Moses would say, "Rise up, O Lord! May your enemies be scattered, and may those who hate you flee before you!"

1 Kings 8:6

The priests brought the ark of the Lord's covenant to its assigned place in the inner sanctuary of the temple, in the most holy place, under the wings of the cherubs.

1 Kings 8:11

The priests could not carry out their duties because of the cloud; the Lord's glory filled his temple.

Psalm 21:1

For the music director; a psalm of David. O Lord, the king rejoices in the strength you give; he takes great delight in the deliverance you provide.

Psalm 21:5

Your deliverance brings him great honor; you give him majestic splendor.

Psalm 68:16-18

Why do you look with envy, O mountains with many peaks, at the mountain where God has decided to live? Indeed the Lord will live there permanently!

Psalm 132:8

Ascend, O Lord, to your resting place, you and the ark of your strength!

Haggai 2:7

I will also shake up all the nations, and they will offer their treasures; then I will fill this temple with glory,' says the Lord who rules over all.

Haggai 2:9

The future splendor of this temple will be greater than that of former times,' the Lord who rules over all declares, 'and in this place I will give peace.'"

Malachi 3:1

"I am about to send my messenger, who will clear the way before me. Indeed, the Lord you are seeking will suddenly come to his temple, and the messenger of the covenant, whom you long for, is certainly coming," says the Lord who rules over all.

Mark 16:19

After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, he was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.

Ephesians 4:8-10

Therefore it says, "When he ascended on high he captured captives; he gave gifts to men."

James 2:1

My brothers and sisters, do not show prejudice if you possess faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Peter 3:22

who went into heaven and is at the right hand of God with angels and authorities and powers subject to him.

2 Peter 3:18

But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the honor both now and on that eternal day.

Revelation 4:11

"You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, since you created all things, and because of your will they existed and were created!"

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