Psalms 118:19 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

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

Psalms 118:19 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Open 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 emot...
Psalms 118:19 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Open to me the (i) gates of righteousness: I will go into them, [and] I will praise the LORD: (i) He wills the doors of the tabernacle to be opened, that he may declare his thankful mind.
Psalms 118:19 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

CXVIII. A Hymn for Festal Procession to Zion. The old tradition that different parts were appropriated to different voices is right in substance, though the statement of the Targum that in Psalms...
Psalms 118:19 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

19 Open unto me the gates of righteousness (392) Under the influence of ardent zeal, David here sets himself to testify his gratitude, commanding the temple to be opened to him, as if the o...
Psalms 118:19 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Open to me the gates of righteousness: I will go into them, and I will praise the LORD: Open to me the gates - Throw open the doors of the temple, that I may enter and perform my vows unto the Lord...
Psalms 118:19 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Open to me the gates, &c.— If, as we have supposed, this psalm was sung in parts in a public procession to the tabernacle, up mount Sion, the meaning here is, "Now that we are advanced in our p...
Psalms 118:19 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Open to me the gates of righteousness: I will go into them, and I will praise the LORD: Open to me the gates of righteousness - ( Isaiah 26:2 .) "The gates" are those of the temple, or of Jer...
Psalms 118:19 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

This Ps. was evidently written for the Temple worship on the occasion of some great festival ( Psalms 118:24 ), when it might be used as a processional hymn. It has been variously referred ( a ) to t...
Psalms 118:19 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

The gates of righteousness. — This is explained by the next verse as the gate of the Temple, where the righteous, i.e., Israel alone, entered. There does not seem the least reason for taking the...
Psalms 118:19 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 118:1-29 THIS is unmistakably a psalm for use in the Temple worship, and probably meant to be sung antiphonally, on some day of national rejoicing ( Psalms 118:24 ). A general concurrence o...
Psalms 118:19 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

a New Way in a New Day Psalms 118:15-29 As we draw near the mellowing light of the sanctuary we see more deeply into the divine meaning of our experiences. In Psalms 118:13 , “ Thou [the ene...
Psalms 118:19 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

This is the sixth and last of the Hallel. It is the song of perfect victory, and was undoubtedly arranged to be sung by the triumphal procession as it made its way to the Temple for thanksgiving and...
Psalms 118:19 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

I make no pause in these verses, because I think they contain a beautiful subject, in reference to the Lord Jesus in his ministry; and it were a pity to interrupt the reading. Let the Reader, when he...
Psalms 118:19 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Open to me the gates of righteousness ,.... The doors of the sanctuary or tabernacle, so called, because none but righteous persons might enter in at them, or who were clean in a ceremonial sense; a...
Psalms 118:19 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Open to me the gates of righteousness: I will go into them, [and] I will praise the LORD: Ver. 19. Open to me the gates of righteousness ] So the gates of the sanctuary are called, because holines...
Psalms 118:19 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Open to me the gates of righteousness O ye porters, appointed by God for this work, open the gates of the Lord's tabernacle, where the rule of righteousness is kept and taught, and the sacrifices o...
Psalms 118:19 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

David Triumphs in God; The Humiliation and Exaltation of the Messiah. 19 Open to me the gates of righteousness: I will...
Psalms 118:19 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Open to me, O ye porters, appointed by God for this work. Or it is a figurative and poetical manner of expression, whereby he speaks to the gates themselves, as if they had sense and understanding....
Psalms 118:19 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

INTRODUCTION 1. The last of the group (113–118.) constituting the Hallel. 2. Certainly a temple Psalm, most probably composed for a great occasion. “Some incline to the Davidic authorship, when he...
Psalms 118:19 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

May the Good Spirit, who taught the psalmist to indite these words help us to feel their inward meaning! Psalms 118:1 . O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: because his mercy endureth for...
Psalms 118:19 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

This psalm is destitute of title, and the occasion on which it was composed is not known. The style however, the subject, the masterly manner in which it is treated, and the spirit which pervades the...
Psalms 118:19 - The Biblical Illustrator

Open to me the gates, of righteousness. The realm of righteousness I. A felt obstruction to it. Open to me the gates of righteousness. ‘The gates of righteousness are closed to us--closed not b...
Psalms 118:19 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION AN antiphonal hymn, composed for a joyful occasion, when there was to be a procession to the temple, a welcoming of the procession by those inside, and the solemn offering of a sacr...
Psalms 118:19 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

A Psalm for Festival Services. This hymn, written altogether in the style of David, bears a liturgical character and was, in fact, used in the Jewish Church upon the occasion of the great festival...
Psalms 118:19 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Isaiah 26:2 ; Isaiah 38:20 ; Isaiah 38:22 ; Psalms 100:4 ; Psalms 116:18 ; Psalms 116:19 ; Psalms 66:13-15 ; Psalms 9:13 ; Psalms 9:14 ; Psalms 95:2 ; Revelation 22:14
Psalms 118:19 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Open — O ye porters, appointed by God for this work. The gates — Of the Lord's tabernacle: where the rule of righteousness was kept and taught, and the sacrifices of righteousness were offered.

Psalms 118:19 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Psalms 118:19 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Psalms 118:19 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 118:19 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 118:19 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Psalms 118:19 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Psalms 118:19 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Psalms 118:19 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 118:19 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Psalms 118:19 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 118:19 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Psalms 118:19 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Psalms 118:19 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Psalms 118:19 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Psalms 118:19 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 118:19 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 118:19 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Psalms 118:19 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Psalms 118:19 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Psalms 118:19 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 118:19 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 118:19 - The Biblical Illustrator

Psalms 118:19 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 118:19 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Psalms 118:19 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 118:19 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes