Psalm 24:8
8 Who is this King [melek] of glory [kabowd]? The LORD
[Yahovah] strong [`izzuwz] and mighty, [gibbowr] the
LORD [Yahovah] mighty [gibbowr] in battle. [milchamah] KJV-Interlinear
8 Who
is the King of glory? The Lord strong and mighty, The Lord mighty in battle. NASB
And as though two performing
parties are calling back and forth, as one might expect from the opposite sides
of a choir, then one side commands that the gates be opened, while the other
side of the choir responds, for whom are the gates to be opened.
In a city, if the gates
are closed and someone approaches and asks that the gates be opened, the gate keeper
might ask, ‘Who goes there?’
And the answer follows, ‘the
King.’
The Lord who is the
king. The Lord who is mighty in word and
deed. The Lord who is mighty in
battle. It is the King of kings, the
Lord of lords, who is sovereign over all things. The one who is strong within Himself, mighty
in acts and action.
It is the one with whom
you would be glad to open up not only the gates to your city, the doors to your
homes, but also to the inner most dwellings of your hearts.
The king is identified as
the Lord. The king is identified as God. The Lord is identified as the second person
of the Trinity, the Son of God, who is identified throughout the scriptures as Jesus
Christ.
