Lift up your heads,
you gates;
be lifted up, you
ancient doors,
that the King of
glory may come in.
Who is this King of
glory?
The Lord strong and
mighty,
the Lord mighty in
battle.
Lift up your heads,
you gates;
lift them up, you
ancient doors,
that the King of glory
may come in.
Who is he, this King of glory?
The Lord Almighty—
he is the King of glory.
This is called a song of ascent and scholars say it was written by David to celebrate the return of the ark of the covenant to Jerusalem. You can read the story here. This is also a Messianic psalm, and it was played out on Palm Sunday with Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem.
But today the thought that really grabbed our attention was the thought that this psalm played out again the day that Jesus ascended into heaven. Just imagine the heavenly host assembled to greet our great Savior as He returned triumphant from the grave, to take once again the throne that He alone is worthy to occupy.
He is the King of Glory. He is the Lord mighty in battle, God of the Angel Armies. He came to Earth and defeated the enemy, conquered death, and freed all the captives. Not one part of His mission was left undone.
Imagine the celebration of that moment!
I am so glad to acknowledge once more that Jesus is my Savior, that He is alive and He lives in me and through me. I opened the gates of my heart, and He entered. And I have never been the same.
A version of these verses featuring Mahalia Jackson
These verses set to music in Handel's Messiah.
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