Bible Verses About King of Glory: 12

"Lift up your heads, you gates; be lifted up, you ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in."

— Psalm 24:7 (NIV)

People who search bible verses about King of Glory want Scripture on Psalm 24's title for the Lord as melek hakkābôd — the King of glory entering the gates — not only the broader God's Glory or Glory inventories. This page is a numbered list of twelve passages with the NIV text and a short note on each. Related lists: Bible verses about God's glory, Bible verses about glory, Bible verses about Jesus, Bible verses about worship, Bible verses about praise, Bible verses about holiness, Bible verses about King of Kings, Bible verses about hope, and Bible verse of the day. King of Glory here means the Psalm 24 title — distinct from God's-glory surveys alone.

Word study (lead theme). In Hebrew, "king" is מֶלֶךְ melek (Strong's H4428; Bible Hub H4428) — king. "Glory" is כָּבוֹד kābôd (H3519; Bible Hub H3519) — weight, honor, glory. Psalm 24 joins them as "the King of glory" who comes in through the gates. This list tracks that title, not every glory verse alone.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalm 24 presses that the earth is the Lord's and that the King of glory — the Lord strong and mighty — enters the everlasting doors (Bible Hub MHC Psalms 24; Blue Letter Bible, Matthew Henry on Psalm 24). (God's glory lives on that page; this list centers melek hakkābôd.)

12 Bible verses about King of Glory

1. Psalm 24:7. "Lift up your heads, you gates; be lifted up, you ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in." King of glory — lift up your heads. See Bible verses about worship.

2. Psalm 24:8. "Who is this King of glory? The Lord strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle." Who is this King of glory — the Lord strong and mighty. See Bible verses about God's glory.

3. Psalm 24:9. "Lift up your heads, you gates; lift them up, you ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in." Lift them up — the King of glory may come in. See Bible verses about praise.

4. Psalm 24:10. "Who is he, this King of glory? The Lord Almighty—he is the King of glory." The Lord Almighty — he is the King of glory. See Bible verses about holiness.

5. Psalm 24:1. "The earth is the Lord's, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it;" The earth is the Lord's — before the King enters. See Bible verses about God's glory.

6. Psalm 24:3-4. "Who may ascend the mountain of the Lord? Who may stand in his holy place? The one who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not trust in an idol or swear by a false god." Clean hands and a pure heart — who may ascend. See Bible verses about holiness.

7. Psalm 47:2. "For the Lord Most High is awesome, the great King over all the earth." Great King over all the earth. See Bible verses about King of Kings.

8. Psalm 47:7-8. "For God is the King of all the earth; sing to him a psalm of praise. God reigns over the nations; God is seated on his holy throne." God is the King of all the earth. See Bible verses about praise.

9. Psalm 99:1-2. "The Lord reigns, let the nations tremble; he sits enthroned between the cherubim, let the earth shake. Great is the Lord in Zion; he is exalted over all the nations." The Lord reigns — enthroned between the cherubim. See Bible verses about worship.

10. 1 Timothy 1:17. "Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory for ever and ever. Amen." King eternal — honor and glory forever. See Bible verses about Jesus.

11. Revelation 19:16. "On his robe and on his thigh he has this name written: king of kings and lord of lords." King of kings and lord of lords. See Bible verses about King of Kings.

12. Psalm 68:24. "Your procession, God, has come into view, the procession of my God and King into the sanctuary." Procession of my God and King into the sanctuary. See Bible verses about hope.

How to use these verses

Pick one verse when you need the King of Glory — not twelve as a grind. If you need Psalm 24's title, start at Psalm 24:7–10. If you need who may ascend, open Psalm 24:3-4. If you need the King eternal, open 1 Timothy 1:17. For God's glory surveys, open Bible verses about God's glory. For kebod YHWH filling and cloud speech, open Bible verses about the glory of the Lord. For a daily verse, open Bible verse of the day. For 1 Samuel 15:29's Glory of Israel, see Bible verses about the Glory of Israel.

Questions people ask

What is a good Bible verse about King of Glory?

Psalm 24:7 (that the King of glory may come in), Psalm 24:8 (the Lord strong and mighty), and Psalm 24:10 (the Lord Almighty—he is the King of glory) are clear starting places.

How do Bible verses about King of Glory differ from God's Glory alone?

God's glory covers kabod / doxa more broadly across Isaiah, Exodus, and Hebrews. This page centers Psalm 24's melek hakkābôd title — the King who enters the gates — then cross-links God's Glory. See Bible verses about God's glory.

What does melek hakkābôd mean?

Hebrew melek (H4428) means king; kābôd (H3519) means glory or weight. Together in Psalm 24 they name the Lord as the King of glory.

Is the King of Glory the same as King of Kings?

Closely related. Psalm 24 names the Lord King of glory; Revelation 19:16 names Christ King of kings. Christian reading sees both fulfilled in the same Lord. See Bible verses about King of Kings.

How can I remember these verses?

Read Psalm 24:7, then Psalm 24:10. Thank God that the King of glory comes in. For worship beside that title, open Bible verses about worship. For glory themes, open Bible verses about glory.

Sources

• Blue Letter Bible lexicons: H4428, H3519 (links above).
• Bible Hub Hebrew: H4428, H3519.
• Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary: Psalms 24 (links above).
• Scripture quotations NIV.