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Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 24:1-10

Psalms 24:1 . The fulness thereof. Targum, all its creatures; all that the earth contains and supports. Psalms 24:4 . Not lifted up his soul to vanity; that is, to an idol. So the LXX, ματαια . Idols are often designated by vanity, lying vanities, &c. Psalms 24:6 . Thy face, oh Jacob. The LXX, “Oh God of Jacob.” The Hebrew is either deficient of the word, or the word did exist when the LXX translated it. Psalms 24:7 . Lift up your heads, oh ye gates of Zion, to receive the... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 24:3-4

Psalms 24:3-4Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord? Climbing the mountainWe may fairly compare the life of a Christian to the ascent of a mountain. Propose the text as a serious question.I. Some who answer “we shall” are young beginners. They have not yet tried the rougher part of the mountain. Be not overconfident. There is a sense in which to be weak is to be strong,II. Others speak out of sheer ignorance. “Oh,” say they, “it is not far to heaven. It is a little thing to be a Christian.... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Psalms 24:4

Psa 24:4 He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully. Ver. 4. He that hath clean hands ] The clean in hands, that is, of innocent and unblamable conversation; debet esse purus corde, ore, opere, saith Kimchi; he must not touch that unclean thing, 2 Corinthians 6:17 . Non magna munera, sed immunis manus mensque sincera Deo placent. Men must lift up pure hands in prayer, 1 Timothy 2:8 , or else their incense will stink of the... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Psalms 24:4

He that: etc. Heb. the clean of hands, Psalms 18:20, Psalms 26:6, Job 9:30, Job 17:9, Isaiah 1:15, Isaiah 1:16, Isaiah 33:15, Isaiah 33:16, 1 Timothy 2:8, James 4:8 pure: Psalms 51:10, Psalms 73:1, Genesis 6:5, Proverbs 20:9, Jeremiah 4:14, Matthew 5:8, Acts 15:9, 2 Corinthians 7:1, Revelation 21:1-Numbers :, Revelation 21:27, Revelation 22:14, Revelation 22:15 lifted: Psalms 25:1, Psalms 143:8, Deuteronomy 4:19, Ezekiel 18:6, Ezekiel 18:15, Acts 14:15 sworn: Psalms 15:4, Jeremiah 5:2,... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Psalms 24:4

He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.He — Whose actions and conversation are holy and unblameable.Pure heart — Careful to approve itself to God, as well as to men; ordering a man's very thoughts and affections according to God's word.Vanity — Who doth not value or desire the vain things of this life, such as honours, riches, pleasures; but makes God his portion. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 24:4

4. Clean hands An emblem of innocence from overt sin, as a pure heart, in the next sentence, is of purity of thought, purpose, and intention. See Job 17:9; Matthew 27:24; 1 Timothy 2:8. Lifted up his soul unto vanity Offered prayer and sacrifice to idols. Sworn deceitfully As in Psalms 15:4, where see note. But the text has a broader sense here. The Hebrews were commanded to swear only by “the God of truth,” (Isaiah 65:16; Deuteronomy 6:13;) which implied that they served him, and... read more