{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Sacred Songs: Psalm 24","description":"In this message on Psalm 24, we walk through a prophetic worship song that asks one of the most important questions in Scripture: \u201cWho shall ascend the hill of the Lord? And who shall stand in his holy place?\u201d David begins by declaring that Yahweh is not a tribal deity but the rightful King over the entire earth and everyone in it, the God who rules over all nations and all so\u2011called gods. Yet this universal King is also terrifyingly holy: only the one with clean hands, a pure heart, and truthful lips can stand before Him. That standard immediately exposes us\u2014like David and Israel carrying the ark, we are reminded that good intentions and passionate worship are not enough if we treat God lightly or cling to our sin. But embedded in the psalm is a gospel whisper: righteousness is not achieved, it is received \u201cfrom the God of his salvation,\u201d pointing ahead to Jesus, the only One who truly has clean hands and a pure heart, who ascended the hill in our place and opened the way into God\u2019s presence. The closing refrain\u2014\u201cLift up your heads, O gates\u2026 that the King of glory may come in\u201d\u2014becomes both a cry for Christ\u2019s return and a personal invitation: open the ancient doors of your heart, stop hiding behind \u201cnobody\u2019s perfect,\u201d and let the King of glory come in to forgive, cleanse, and reign in every part of your life. ","author_name":"Wellspring Church DFW","author_url":"http:\/\/www.wellspringdfw.org","html":"