Psalm 24 civic-citizens rather than gods-facing-death

[Reminder: I read the Bible with the perspective that Jesus affirmed Genesis 1, especially Genesis 1:28, which commends humankind to independently provide safety& security to living species and to the earth. In recent weeks, my theory matured: God, the Holy Spirit, Jesus’ peace, Satan, heaven/hell, and soul are six mysteries that believers can 1) accept and 2) take comfort in their personal resolutions, for them. I listen to responses to my theory hoping to improve it. Nevertheless, I think it is each citizen’s duty to take responsibility for safety& security in their way of living. Because some fellow-citizens can& may choose to be tyrants (religion-dependents, lazy people, criminals, and elite takers), we civic-citizens must fund law, law enforcement, and development of statutory justice.]

Psalm 24

[Note: biblestudy.org/basicart/who-wrote-the-psalms.html explains Psalms’ sections. “Section 1 (1 to 41) refers to the Passover, the beginning of Israel as a nation, and the start of the New Testament plan of salvation centering around Jesus.”]

Of David. A psalm.

¹ The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it,
    the world, and all who live in it;
² for he founded it on the seas
    and established it on the waters. [If so, he is the author of Genesis 1:28.]

³ Who may ascend the mountain of the Lord?
    Who may stand in his holy place?
⁴ The one who has clean hands and a pure heart,
    who does not trust in an idol
    or swear by a false god.

⁵ They will receive blessing from the Lord
    and vindication from God their Savior. [Springing from the words “Savior” to claim that Jesus is that Savior is divisive rather than persuasive toward the Old Testament sponsors. Reference to Genesis 1:28 is a reasonable approach to uniting humankind.]
⁶ Such is the generation of those who seek him,
    who seek your face, God of Jacob.

⁷ Lift up your heads, you gates;
    be lifted up, you ancient doors,
    that the King of glory may come in. [The writer seems to be trying to settle an issue: the Lord, a false god, God their Savior, God of Jacob, King of glory, and Lord Almighty so far.]
⁸ Who is this King of glory?
    The Lord strong and mighty,
    the Lord mighty in battle.
⁹ Lift up your heads, you gates;
    lift them up, you ancient doors,
    that the King of glory may come in.
¹⁰ Who is he, this King of glory?
    The Lord Almighty—
    he is the King of glory. [A past Sunday school teacher said, “Surely the Psalmist was a Christian.” I responded, “This was written centuries before Jesus was born: How do you define “Christian”? The teacher responded, “Anyone who truly seeks God.” I hope the teacher later reflected on our Q&A. I did.]

[Note: Over 27 years ago, I started developing the phrase "gods-facing-death". In my letter to The Advocate's editor, July 26, 1995, I wrote, ". . . every person can be a god until his death". I could not articulate it then, but now am trying to express the responsibility for safety& security on earth that human-being possesses but no person can master during their limited life-span. According to Genesis 1:28, they are in God's image, yet because they face death, they have time enough only to perfect their person's performance. Recently challenged by a self-styled atheist, I reliquish the phrase "god-facing-death" and choose "civic-citizen". ]