Text: Psalms 24:3-4
OT Text Referred to: Deuteronomy 16:16
Subject: Sanctuary qualifications (C)
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Reference Type: Echo
Connection Method(s): Longitudinal Theme
Significance: Psalm 24:3 asks "Who may ascend the mountain of the LORD (הַר־יְהוָה, har-YHWH)?" Deuteronomy 16:16 commands "Three times a year all your males shall appear before the LORD your God at the place He will choose." The psalm functions as the liturgical gateway for the pilgrimage appearances Deuteronomy mandates — the moral screening at the temple gates through which pilgrims must pass. The psalm's requirement of "clean hands and a pure heart" (v. 4) ensures that the three-yearly "appearing before the LORD" is not merely physical presence but morally qualified worship. Together the texts show that Israel's pilgrimage system combined institutional mandate with personal holiness.