God created the universe to display his riches but the world is not completed, until God has visited humankind, and the New Man, the Son of God has revealed himself.
1The earth and its fullness belong to the Lord,
the world and all that dwell in it.
2He has founded it upon the ocean
and set it firmly upon the waters. ②
3Who will ascend the mountain of the Lord?
Who will stand in his holy place?
4Those with clean hands and pure heart,
who desire not what is vain,
and never swear to a lie.
5They will receive blessings from the Lord,
a reward from God, their savior.
6Such are the people who seek him,
who seek the face of Jacob’s God.
7Lift up, O gateways, your lintels,
open up, you ancient doors,
that the King of glory may enter!
8Who is the King of glory?
The Lord, the strong, the mighty,
the Lord, valiant in battle.
9Lift up your lintels, O gateways,
open up, you ancient doors,
that the King of glory may enter!
10Who is the King of glory?
The Lord of Hosts,
he is the King of glory! ③
- The earth and its fullness belong to the Lord. A procession goes forward towards the Temple: the Israelites carry the Ark of the Covenant to the place where God himself, the Creator of the universe, will dwell in their midst.
Lift up, O gateways, your lintels, open up, you ancient doors, that the King of glory may enter! Let us contemplate this mystery. The All-powerful comes to live among us and reside in the humble dwelling place we prepare for him. He becomes man in the womb of Mary.
Who is this King of glory? On the day of his resurrection and ascension, Christ became the King of glory. He went up to the Holy Mountain and was the first to enter the eternal dwelling place of God. All those who share his upright life and seek God with a sincere heart will follow Jesus in glory and share his eternal happiness. - Allusion to the vision the Israelites had of the world: the earth was like a disk resting on columns.
- Yahweh Sabaoth, or Yahweh of the armies, the armies of celestial spirits, and also the armies of Israel.
