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Psalms 118:20

118:19 Open to me the gates of righteousness: I will go into them, and I will praise the LORD:
This gate of the LORD, into which the righteous shall enter.

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This is the gate of Yahweh; the righteous will enter into it.

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

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

118:21 I will praise thee: for thou hast heard me, and art become my salvation.

What does Psalms 118:20 mean?

Psalms 118:20 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include שַׁעַר (shaʻar), יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh), צַדִּיק (tsaddîyq).

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This
gateשַׁעַרshaʻar/shah'-ar/H8179an opening, i.e. door or gate
of
the
LORD,יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
into
which
the
righteousצַדִּיקtsaddîyq/tsad-deek'/H6662just
shall
enter.בּוֹאbôwʼ/bo/H935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 118:20.

Genesis 7:1

And the LORD said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation.

Genesis 19:1

And there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground;

Genesis 2:19

And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof. Adam: or, the man

Genesis 2:22

And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man. made: Heb. builded

Genesis 4:3

And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD. in process: Heb. at the end of days

Genesis 4:4

And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering: flock: Heb. sheep, or, goats

Genesis 7:16

And they that went in, went in male and female of all flesh, as God had commanded him: and the LORD shut him in.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 118:20 say?

Psalms 118:20 (King James Version) reads: "This gate of the LORD, into which the righteous shall enter."

Is Psalms 118:20 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 118:20 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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