Psalms 118:20 BSB — MannaFest

Psalms 118:20

This is the gate of the LORD; the righteous shall enter through it.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

This is the gate of Jehovah; The righteous shall enter into it.

KJV

This gate of the Lord, into which the righteous shall enter.

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Commentary

4 voices

Origen of Alexandria

AGAINST CELSUS 6:36 (253)

And it is not incredible that the gates that are said to open spontaneously are referred obscurely by some to the words "Open to me the gates of righteousness, that I may go into them and praise the Lord; this gate of the Lord, into it the righteous shall enter"; and again, to what is said in the ninth psalm, "You that lift me up from the gates of death, that I may show forth all your praise in the gates of the daughter of Zion."

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

The righteous - As David was a type of Christ and the temple of heaven, so this place hath a farther prospect than David, and relates to Christ's ascending into heaven, and opening the gates of that blessed temple, both for himself and for all believers.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

The psalmist desires admission into the sanctuary of God, there to celebrate the glory of him that cometh in the name of the Lord: Open to me the gates of righteousness. So the temple-gates are called, because they were shut against the uncircumcised, and forbade the stranger to come nigh, as the sacrifices there offered are called sacrifices of righteousness.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Charles Spurgeon

1834–1892

The Treasury of David, Vol. 5 (1878)

This gate of the Lord, into which the righteous shall enter. Psalmist loves the house of God so well that he admires the very gate thereof, and pauses beneath its arch to express his affection for it. He loved it because it was the gate of the Lord, he loved it because it was the gate of righteousness, because so many godly people had already entered it, and because in all future ages such persons will continue to pass through its portals.

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Original language & word study

6 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
זֶֽה־	zeh-	this	H2088 →
הַשַּׁ֥עַר	ha.Sha.'ar	the gate	H8179 →
לַיהוָ֑ה	la.Yah.weh	[belongs] to Yahweh	H3068 →
צַ֝דִּיקִ֗ים	tza.di.Kim	righteous [people]	H6662 →
יָבֹ֥אוּ	ya.Vo.'u	they will go	H935 →
בֽוֹ׃	vo	in it

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Psalms 24:7
Lift up your heads, O gates! Be lifted up, O ancient doors, that the King of Glory may enter!
leads to
- Isaiah 26:2
  Open the gates so a righteous nation may enter—one that remains faithful.
- Psalms 118:19–20
  Open to me the gates of righteousness, that I may enter and give thanks to the LORD.
- Revelation 4:11
  “Worthy are You, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for You created all things; by Your will they exist and came to be.”
- Psalms 97:6
  The heavens proclaim His righteousness; all the peoples see His glory.
- 1 Corinthians 2:8
  None of the rulers of this age understood it. For if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.
Through
Isaiah 26:2
Open the gates so a righteous nation may enter—one that remains faithful.
leads to
- Revelation 5:9
  And they sang a new song: “Worthy are You to take the scroll and open its seals, because You were slain, and by Your blood You purchased for God those from every tribe and…
- 1 Peter 2:9
  But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.
- Isaiah 60:11
  Your gates will always stand open; they will never be shut, day or night, so that the wealth of the nations may be brought into you, with their kings being led in procession.

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

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06About Psalms

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Psalms