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Psalms 118:20 — King James Version← Study notes

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


Psalms 118:20Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 118:206 words
HebrewMeaning
זֶֽהzeh
thisprepH2088
hence · here · it · now ···
הַ/שַּׁ֥עַרhašaʿar
the gateparticleH8179
door · gate · port
לַ/יהוָ֑הlayhwāh
belongs to YahwehpronH3068
the Lord. Compare
צַ֝דִּיקִ֗יםṣadiyqiym
righteous peopleadjH6662
lawful · righteous
יָבֹ֥אוּyābōʾw
they will goverbH935
apply · attain · be · befall ···
בֽ/וֹbwō
pron
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Psalms 118:20

1. ...We are taught in this Psalm, when we chaunt Allelujah, which means, Praise the Lord, that we should, when we hear the words, “Confess unto the Lord” Psalm 117:1, praise the Lord. The praise of God could not be expressed in fewer words than these, “For He is good.” I see not what can be more solemn than this brevity, since goodness is so peculiarly the quality of God, that the Son of God Himself when addressed by some one as “Good Master,” by one, namely, who beholding…

Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 118 (excerpt)
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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