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Verse Psalms 118:20. _THIS GATE OF THE LORD_] Supposed to be the
answer of the Levites to the request of the king....
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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, It is f...
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PSALM 118-119
Psalms 118
Christ the Head of the Corner
_ 1. His mercy endureth forever (Psalms 118:1)_
2. The past experience (Psalms 118:8)
3. Jehovah My Salvation ...
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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 118:...
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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 processi...
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PSALMS 118
DESCRIPTIVE TITLE
The Passover Hosanna-Song.
ANALYSIS
(See bracketed Headlines let into the Psalm).
(P.R.I.) Praise ye Yah!
(PART I.INVITATIONS TO PRAISE.)
(First in Standing Refrain:...
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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" (). Christ, "the King of glory," first...
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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 the...
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Psalms 107:150
_GORDON CHURCHYARD_
HOSANNA! (SAVE US NOW!)
PSALMS 118
Jesus said, "Did you not read (this) in the Bible? The *builders
threw away a stone. It is now in an important place at the c...
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Psalms 118:1
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 of opinion...
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A NEW WAY IN A NEW DAY
Psalms 118:15
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 enemy] didst t...
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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
w...
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_Coveted. Hebrew, "burns, (Aquila; Houbigant) or is bruised,
(Berthier) and faints through the desire of thy laws," (Calmet) or
"judgments." (St. Jerome) --- If I have but a short time to live, I
arde...
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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...
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Psalms 118 is also, though not formally so, rendering praise and
thanksgiving as promised, connected with, or rather founded on, the
known formula His mercy endureth for ever. The same that in Psalms...
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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 gat...
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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
make...
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_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 wh...
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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 festivals, a...
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this gate of the Lord, into which the righteous shall enter, the
sacrificial acts on the part of the congregation, and the sacramental
acts on the part of God's servants, uniting them with Him in the...
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19-29 Those who saw Christ's day at so great a distance, saw cause to
praise God for the prospect. The prophecy, ver...
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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 accor...
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Psalms 118:20 gate H8179 LORD H3068 righteous H6662 enter H935 (H8799)
This gate - Psalms 118:21,...
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Psalms 118:1. _O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: because
his mercy endureth for ever._
Here is a standing reason for thanksgiving. Although we may not always
be healthy, nor always prosper...
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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 eve...
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CONTENTS: Cheerful acknowledgement of God's goodness and dependence
upon that goodness for the future.
CHARACTERS: God.
CONCLUSION: Never failing streams of mercy flow from our God. The more
our hea...
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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...
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_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 by G...
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PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 118:1. This joyful psalm calls on all of
God’s people to praise the Lord for his steadfast love (vv. Psalms
118:1). It then moves to wha
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PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 118:19 THE GATES OF RIGHTEOUSNESS are the gates
of the temple, through which the worshipers ENTER....
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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 wa...
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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 sacrifice up...
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As we get into Psalms 118:1-29, the last of the Hallel psalms.
O give thanks unto the LORD (Psalms 118:1);
Again, the exhortation, praise and thanks, "O give thanks unto the
Lord."
for he is good: b...
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Isaiah 26:2; Isaiah 35:8; Psalms 24:3; Psalms 24:4; Psalms 24:7;...
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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 that
b...