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Psalms 118:19
19Open the gates of the temple! I will go in there, and I will thank the Lord.
Psalms 118:19 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Open to me the gates of righteousness: I will go into them, and I will praise the Lord:
- New International Version (NIV)Open for me the gates of the righteous; I will enter and give thanks to the Lord.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Open to me the gates of righteousness, that I may enter through them and give thanks to the Lord.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Open to me the gates of righteousness; I will go through them, And I will praise the Lord.
Context of Psalms 118:19
17I will not die. Instead, I will live. I will tell everyone what the Lord has done. 18The Lord has punished me very much, but he has not let me die. Open the gates of the temple! I will go in there, and I will thank the Lord. 20This is the Lord's gate. Righteous people can go in through it. 21I will thank you, Lord, because you answered my prayer. You have rescued me.
Read all of Psalms 118Psalms 118:19 word by word
פִּתְחוּ־לִ֥י שַׁעֲרֵי־צֶ֑דֶק אָֽבֹא־בָ֝ם אוֹדֶ֥ה יָֽהּ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 118:19
- Isaiah 26:2Open the gates of the city, so that the righteous nation can come in. They are the people who continue to be faithful.
- Revelation 22:14Believers who keep themselves clean will be happy. They are like people who always wash their clothes. I will let them eat the fruit from the tree that causes people to have true life. I will let them go through the gates into the city.
- Psalms 9:13How my enemies cause me to suffer! Please be kind to me, Lord. You are the one who can save me from death.
- Psalms 66:13I will bring burnt offerings to your Temple. I will bring to you the gifts that I promised.
- Psalms 95:2Let us come near to God and thank him! Let us sing songs to praise him, because we are so happy!
- Psalms 100:4Thank him as you go through the gates into his temple. Praise him as you stand in his temple yards. Thank him and praise him as he deserves!
- Psalms 116:18I will give to the Lord everything that I have promised. I will do that when all his people meet together,
- Isaiah 38:20The Lord will now save me from death. We will sing to thank the Lord in his temple. We will sing with happy music every day of our lives.
Commentaries on Psalms 118:19
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19Open to me the gates - Throw open the doors of the temple, that I may enter and perform my vows unto the Lord.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19Open to me the gates of righteousness - The gates of the house devoted to a righteous God; the gates of a house where the principles of righteousness are strengthened, and where the just emotions of the heart may be expressed in the language of praise. Compare the notes at Isaiah 26:2. The language here may be regarded as addressed to those who had charge of the house of the Lord - the priests - requesting that they would open the doors and permit him…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 19-29Verses 19-29 Those who saw Christ's day at so great a distance, saw cause to praise God for the prospect. The prophecy, ver. #(22-23), may refer to David's preferment; but principally to Christ. 1. His humiliation; he is the Stone which the builders refused: they would go on in their building without him. This proved the ruin of those who thus made light of him. Rejecters of Christ are rejected of God. 2. His exaltation; he is the chief Cornerstone in the…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17-21God has restored the psalmist from death to life, so he praises the Lord publicly (see Psalm 116:6, 12–19).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 19-2119-21. Whether an actual or figurative entrance into God's house be meant, the purpose of solemn praise is intimated, in which only the righteous would or could engage.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 118
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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