241 The earth is the Lord'S , and all it contains , The world , and those who dwell in it. 2 For He has founded it upon the seas And established it upon the rivers .
3 Who may ascend into the hill of the Lord ? And who may stand in His holy place ? 4 He who has clean hands and a pure heart , Who has not lifted up his soul to falsehood And has not sworn deceitfully . 5 He shall receive a blessing from the Lord And righteousness from the God of his salvation . 6 This is the generation of those who seek Him, Who seek Your face -even Jacob . Selah .
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Psalm 24:1-6
Commentary on Psalm 24:1-6
(Read Psalm 24:1-6)
We ourselves are not our own; our bodies, our souls, are not. Even those of the children of men are God's, who know him not, nor own their relation to him. A soul that knows and considers its own nature, and that it must live for ever, when it has viewed the earth and the fulness thereof, will sit down unsatisfied. It will think of ascending toward God, and will ask, What shall I do, that I may abide in that happy, holy place, where he makes his people holy and happy? We make nothing of religion, if we do not make heart-work of it. We can only be cleansed from our sins, and renewed unto holiness, by the blood of Christ and the washing of the Holy Ghost. Thus we become his people; thus we receive blessing from the Lord, and righteousness from the God of our salvation. God's peculiar people shall be made truly and for ever happy. Where God gives righteousness, he designs salvation. Those that are made meet for heaven, shall be brought safe to heaven, and will find what they have been seeking.