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III

Lift up your heads, O gates;[a]
    be lifted, you ancient portals,
    that the king of glory may enter.(A)
Who is this king of glory?
    The Lord, strong and mighty,
    the Lord, mighty in war.
Lift up your heads, O gates;
    rise up, you ancient portals,
    that the king of glory may enter.

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Footnotes

  1. 24:7, 9 Lift up your heads, O gates…you ancient portals: the literal meaning would involve disassembly of the gates, since the portcullis (a gate that moves up and down) was unknown in the ancient world. Extra-biblical parallels might also suggest a full personification of the circle of gate towers: they are like a council of elders, bowed down and anxious, awaiting the return of the army and the great warrior gone to battle.

Lift up your heads, you gates;(A)
    be lifted up, you ancient doors,
    that the King(B) of glory(C) may come in.(D)
Who is this King of glory?
    The Lord strong and mighty,(E)
    the Lord mighty in battle.(F)
Lift up your heads, you gates;
    lift them up, you ancient doors,
    that the King of glory may come in.

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