Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 24:3
"Who shall ascend into the hill of Jehovah?And who shall stand in his holy place?He that hath clean hands and a pure heart;Who hath not lifted up his soul unto falsehood,And hath not sworn deceitfully."The usually accepted explanation of this is that when the `procession' approached the gates of Jerusalem (or the temple mountain), the question of "Who shall ascend?" was intoned by some element of the singers. It is very difficult for this writer to imagine such a thing as really happening. We... read more
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 24:1
PSALM 24A PROPHECY OF THE ASCENSION OF CHRISTThe title we have chosen for this psalm is that given by Dr. George DeHoff.[1] Most of the commentators which we have consulted are very much preoccupied with discussing the Jewish usage of this psalm. The vast majority of them are agreed that it was sung by the religious singers of Jerusalem and used as a processional for the entry of King David into Jerusalem upon the occasion of his bringing the ark from Obed-Edom to the tabernacle prepared for it... read more