The Victor's Psalm - Psalm 24

Psalm 24 presents God as a victorious king retiring from battle. As he returns to, his domain (vs. 1-2), his people (vs. 3-4), and capital city (vs. 7-10) is prepared for his arrival. All ancient kings had a dominion, a people, and a crown city. Many of them provided a law-covenant by which they ruled and were said to the shepherd and save their people. This same imagery the Bible applies to Jesus, the Great Shepherd, and King. He is our covenant-giving, Shepherd-King.