English Standard Version
Psalms 118:20
20This is the gate of the Lord; the righteous shall enter through it.
Psalms 118:20 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)This gate of the Lord, into which the righteous shall enter.
- New International Version (NIV)This is the gate of the Lord through which the righteous may enter.
- New King James Version (NKJV)This is the gate of the Lord, Through which the righteous shall enter.
- New Living Translation (NLT)These gates lead to the presence of the Lord, and the godly enter there.
Context of Psalms 118:20
18The Lord has disciplined me severely, but he has not given me over to death. 19Open to me the gates of righteousness, that I may enter through them and give thanks to the Lord. This is the gate of the Lord; the righteous shall enter through it. 21I thank you that you have answered me and have become my salvation. 22The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.
Read all of Psalms 118Psalms 118:20 word by word
זֶֽה־הַשַּׁ֥עַר לַיהוָ֑ה צַ֝דִּיקִ֗ים יָבֹ֥אוּ בֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 118:20
- Psalms 24:3Who shall ascend the hill of the Lord? And who shall stand in his holy place?
- Isaiah 26:2Open the gates, that the righteous nation that keeps faith may enter in.
- Isaiah 35:8And a highway shall be there, and it shall be called the Way of Holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it. It shall belong to those who walk on the way; even if they are fools, they shall not go astray.
- Revelation 21:24By its light will the nations walk, and the kings of the earth will bring their glory into it,
- Revelation 22:14Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the tree of life and that they may enter the city by the gates.
Commentaries on Psalms 118:20
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20This gate of the Lord - Supposed to be the answer of the Levites to the request of the king.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20This gate of the Lord - This gate dedicated to the service of the Lord; that belongs to the house of the Lord. Into which the righteous shall enter - Through which the righteous pass. That is, It is for such persons, and all who come with a purpose to serve and worship God should be permitted to pass through them; I claim the privilege, therefore, of so passing through these gates into the house of God, for I come to praise him. All who are truly…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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