Who shall ascend into the hill of the LORD? or who shall stand in his holy place?
God made the earth and all it holds, yet He chose the children of Abraham from all mankind to be His peculiar people and erected His sanctuary as His dwelling among them. But the temple stood open to every Jew only in name; God drew near only to those who feared and served Him in sincerity, cleansed from the world's pollution and devoted to holiness.
AI summary
Commenting on Psalm 24:1-10
The true Israel are not marked by their bloodline but by their character. The courtiers who stand in God's holy palace are a people purified and made meet to dwell on His hill, not Jews alone, nor Gentiles alone, but all whom God has fitted for His presence.
AI summary
Commenting on Psalm 24:3
"Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord?" It is uphill work for the creature to reach the Creator. Where is the mighty climber who can scale the towering heights? Nor is it height alone; it is glory too. Whose eye shall see the King in his beauty and dwell in his palace? In heaven he reigns most gloriously, who shall be permitted to enter into his royal presence?