“ This gate of the LORD, into which the righteous shall enter. ”
This 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...
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...
This gate of the LORD, into which the righteous shall enter. This gate of the Lord - Supposed to be the answer of the Levites to the request of the king.
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...
This gate of the LORD, into which the righteous shall enter. This (supply, is the) gate of the Lord, into which the righteous shall enter - to "praise the Lord" ( Psalms 118:19 ). Christ, "the...
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 118:1-29 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...
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...
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...
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...
This gate of the Lord, into which the righteous shall enter. This seems to be spoken by some other person or persons, distinct from David and the Messiah, pointing at some particular and principal...
This gate of the LORD, into which the righteous shall enter. Ver. 20. This gate of the Lord ] Some make the former verse the request of the people, and this to be God's answer thereunto. Others ma...
This is the gate of the Lord These may be considered as the words of the Levites, the porters, returning this answer to the foregoing demand. This is the gate of the Lord, which thou seekest, and w...
David Triumphs in God; The Humiliation and Exaltation of the Messiah. 19 Open to me the gates of righteousness: I will...
These may be the words either, 1. Of the Levites, the porters returning this answer to the foregoing question: This is the gate of the Lord which thou seekest, and which shall be opened to thee acc...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Isaiah 26:2 ; Isaiah 35:8-10 ; Psalms 24:3 ; Psalms 24:4 ; Psalms 24:7 ; Psalms 24:9 ; Revelation 21:24-27 ; Revelation 22:14 ; Revelation 22:15
The righteous — As David was a type of Christ and the temple of heaven, so this place hath a farther prospect than David, and relates to Christ's ascending into heaven, and opening the gates of tha...