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Psalm 118:19-20 KJV

Psalms · chapter 118 · verses 19–20

¹⁹Open to me the gates of righteousness: I will go into them, and I will praise the LORD: ²⁰This gate of the LORD, into which the righteous shall enter.Psalm 118:19-20 · King James Version

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Psalm 118:19-20 in context

17I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the LORD.

18The LORD hath chastened me sore: but he hath not given me over unto death.

19Open to me the gates of righteousness: I will go into them, and I will praise the LORD:

20This gate of the LORD, into which the righteous shall enter.

21I will praise thee: for thou hast heard me, and art become my salvation.

22The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner.

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Commentary

We have here an illustrious prophecy of the humiliation and exaltation of our Lord Jesus, his sufferings, and the glory that should follow. Peter thus applies it directly to the chief priests and scribes, and none of them could charge him with misapplying it, Act 4:11. Now observe here, I.

— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 19-29

Cross references

Isaiah 26:2

Key words (Strong's)

righteousnesstsedeqthe rightH6664 →
righteoustsaddîyqjustH6662 →
praiseyâdâhphysically, to throw at or awayH3034 →
gatesshaʻaran openingH8179 →
Openpâthachto open wideH6605 →
LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
gobôwʼto go or comeH935 →

Topics

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