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Psalm 118

Psa. 118:20 KJV (With Strong’s)

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This gate
sha`ar (Hebrew #8179)
an opening, i.e. door or gate
KJV usage: city, door, gate, port (X -er).
Pronounce: shah'-ar
Origin: from 8176 in its original sense
of the Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
, into which the righteous
tsaddiyq (Hebrew #6662)
just
KJV usage: just, lawful, righteous (man).
Pronounce: tsad-deek'
Origin: from 6663
shall enter
bow' (Hebrew #935)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
KJV usage: abide, apply, attain, X be, befall, + besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, X certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, X doubtless again, + eat, + employ, (cause to) enter (in, into, -tering, -trance, -try), be fallen, fetch, + follow, get, give, go (down, in, to war), grant, + have, X indeed, (in-)vade, lead, lift (up), mention, pull in, put, resort, run (down), send, set, X (well) stricken (in age), X surely, take (in), way.
Pronounce: bo
Origin: a primitive root
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Cross References

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This gate.Dr. Kennicott supposes that this verse was sung by the priest, the next by the king, the three next by a chorus of people, the 25th by the king, the two next by the priest, the 28th by the king, and the last the grand chorus of the whole assembly.
Psa. 24:3‑4,7,9• 3Who shall ascend into the mountain of Jehovah,{HR}And who shall stand in the place of his holiness?
 4The clean of hands and pure of heart,{HR}Who hath not lifted up his soul unto falsehood{HR}And hath not sworn to deceit.
 7Lift up, O gates, your heads, and be lifted up,{HR}O doors of eternity, and the king of glory shall come in.
 9Lift up, O gates, your heads, and lift up yourselves,{HR}O doors of eternity, and the king of glory shall come in. (Psa. 24:3‑4,7,9)
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Isa. 26:2• 2Open ye the gates, and the righteous nation which keepeth faithfulness shall enter in. (Isa. 26:2)
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Isa. 35:8‑10• 8And a highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called, The way of holiness: the unclean shall not pass over it; but it [shall be] for these. They that go the way, even fools, shall not err [therein].
 9No lion shall be there, nor shall ravenous beast go up thereon nor be found there; but the redeemed shall walk [there].
 10And the ransomed of Jehovah shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads; they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away. (Isa. 35:8‑10)
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Rev. 21:24‑27• 24And the nations shall walk by its light; and the kings of the earth bring their glory unto it.
 25And the gates of it shall in no wise be shut by day: for there shall be no night there.
 26And they shall bring the glory and honour of the nations unto it.
 27And there shall in no wise enter into it anything common, and one practicing abomination and a lie; but those that are written in the Lamb's book of life. (Rev. 21:24‑27)
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Rev. 22:14‑15• 14Blessed are those that wash their robes, that they may have right to the tree of life and may enter in by the gates into the city.
 15Without are the dogs and the sorcerers and the fornicators and the murderers and the idolaters and every one that loveth and practiceth a lie. (Rev. 22:14‑15)

J. N. Darby Translation

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This is the gate of Jehovah: the righteous shall enter therein.

W. Kelly Translation

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This [is] the gate of (to) Jehovah;{HR}The righteous shall go into it.