Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 24:10
Who is this King of glory? The LORD of hosts, he [is] the King of glory. Selah.
10. The Lord of hosts ] The climax is reached. He claims to enter, not merely as a victorious warrior, but as the Sovereign of the Universe. The great title Jehovah Tsebth or Lord of hosts, which was characteristic of the regal and prophetic period, meets us here for the first time in the Psalter. Originally perhaps it designated Jehovah as “the God of the armies of Israel” (1Sa 17:45), who went forth with His people’s hosts to battle (Psa 44:9; Psa 40:10), and whose Presence was the source of victory (Psa 46:7; Psa 46:11). But as the phrase “host of heaven” was used for the celestial bodies (Gen 2:1), and celestial beings (1Ki 22:19), the meaning of the title was enlarged to designate Jehovah as the ruler of the heavenly powers, the supreme Sovereign of the universe. Hence one of the renderings in the LXX is , Lord Almighty, or rather, All-sovereign. See Additional Note on 1 Samuel in this series, p. 235.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Who is this King of glory? – See the notes at Psa 24:8.
The Lord of hosts, he is the King of glory – On the meaning of the phrase, the Lord of hosts, see the notes at Isa 1:9. The essential idea is, that God rules over the universe of worlds considered as marshalled in order, or arrayed as hosts or armies are for battle. All are under His command. The stars in the sky, that seem to be marshalled and led forth in such perfect and beautiful order – the inhabitants of heaven in their different orders and ranks – all these acknowledge Him, and submit to Him as the supreme God. In the close of the psalm, therefore, there is an exact accordance with the thought in the beginning, that God is the Sovereign Ruler of the universe, and that He should everywhere be recognized and regarded as such. The entrance of the ark of the covenant into the place provided for it as a permanent residence was a fit occasion to proclaim this thought; and this is proclaimed in the psalm in a manner befitting so solemn an occasion and so sublime a truth.
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
Under whose command are all the hosts of heaven and earth, angels and men, and ah other creatures.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
10. Lord of hostsor fully,Lord God of hosts (Hos 12:5;Amo 4:13), describes God by atitle indicative of supremacy over all creatures, and especially theheavenly armies (Jos 5:14;1Ki 22:19). Whether, as somethink, the actual enlargement of the ancient gates of Jerusalem bethe basis of the figure, the effect of the whole is to impress uswith a conception of the matchless majesty of God.
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
Who is this King of glory?…. This is repeated, because of the preceding words, and in order to have a further account of his glorious Person, as follows:
the Lord of hosts, he [is] the King of glory; he who is the Lord of sabaoth, the Lord of the armies, both of the heavens and the earth; at whose dispose and control all things are in both worlds, above and below: this is the great and glorious Person that condescends to dwell in his churches, and in the hearts of his people; and this honour have his saints.
Selah; on this word, [See comments on Ps 3:2].
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(10) The Lord of hosts.A second challenge from the reluctant gates serves as the inauguration of the great name by which the Divine nature was especially known under the monarchy. (For its origin and force, see Note on 1Sa. 1:3.)
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
10. Lord of hosts “Hosts” designates angels, celestial beings, or armies, when used in this connexion, as in Psa 103:21. See Psa 68:17. Not the idea of multitude only, but of a marshalled army.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
REFLECTIONS
READER, short as this Psalm is, yet what glorious things are contained in it! What volumes are folded up in its bosom. Here is enough to excite inquiry, and to exercise contemplation upon the person and work of Jesus to all eternity.
Let us seek grace to gather every improvement from it, which God the Holy Ghost evidently designed, in causing it to be written for the use of the church; and while we learn from it, that the earth, and all its inhabitants, the lower and the higher world, the kingdoms of nature, providence, and grace, are all his right, both as one with the Father, God, and by donation as God and man, Mediator; let us cheerfully give our God and Saviour the glory due to his most holy name, and know that none but the man Christ Jesus ever had, right in himself, from the perfect holiness of his nature, to ascend the holy hill; and the only claim of his people is founded in him. Reader, let us pray for grace, that we may tremble to seek acceptance in any other way. Let Jesus have all the glory, for the whole work hath been his.
And blessed it is to look to Jesus, as a whole Saviour, to whom we come in the last moment of our pilgrimage state, as we came the first moment we found our need of a Saviour, poor and needy in ourselves, and made rich only in him.
And oh! thou glorious Holy One, before whom heaven’s gate and everlasting doors were thrown open for thine entrance, give me to see, Lord, that every bar and obstruction which stood in thy way to my heart thou last thrown down. Do thou, blessed Jesus, for thou art strong and mighty, even the Lord mighty in battle, do thou drive out the strong men armed, that have kept me so long in the vassalage of sin. Come in, thou blessed Lord! wherefore standest thou without. Take full possession of my poor heart, and bring down every thought into captivity, and every imagination to the perfect obedience of thee, my God. Oh for grace to be thine now, and thine to all eternity. Amen.
Fuente: Hawker’s Poor Man’s Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Psa 24:10 Who is this King of glory? The LORD of hosts, he [is] the King of glory. Selah.
Ver. 10. Who is this King of glory? ] The best are acute obtusi in the mystery of Christ crucified; and must therefore by study and inquiry grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ, 2Pe 3:18 , praying for that Spirit of wisdom and revelation, for the acknowledgment of him, Eph 1:17 .
The Lord of hosts
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Who = Who then, is He, this glorious King?
The LORD of hosts. See note on first occurrence (1Sa 1:3) and Structure above.
Selah. Connecting Psalm 25 with Psalm 24. Psalm 24 referring to Zion, the new place of worship, and Psalm 25 referring to the worship itself, which was to be and could henceforward be offered there. Psalm 24 corresponds with 1 Chronicles 15, and Psalm 25 with 1 Chronicles 16, which together give a full description of the worship. Psalm 25 is further emphasised by being an Acrostic Psalm, in which the worthiness of Jehovah and the unworthiness of His worshippers stand out in vivid contrast.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
The Lord: Isa 6:3-5, Isa 54:5, Hos 12:3-5, Zec 2:8-11, Joh 12:40, Joh 14:9
he is: Psa 2:6-12, Mat 25:31, Mat 25:34, Luk 9:26, Tit 2:13
Reciprocal: Act 7:2 – The God Eph 1:17 – the Father