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Psalms 118:19–22

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Open to me the gates of righteousness: I will go into them, and I will praise the Lord:
This gate of the Lord, into which the righteous shall enter.
I will praise thee: for thou hast heard me, and art become my salvation.
The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner.
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From verse 19

  1. Isaiah 26:2Rank 1 from verse 19
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    2Open ye the gates, that the righteous nation which keepeth the truth may enter in.

  2. Revelation 22:14Rank 2 from verse 19
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    14Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.

  3. Psalms 100:4Rank 3 from verse 19
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    4Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.

  4. Psalms 9:13–14Rank 4 from verse 19
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    13Have mercy upon me, O Lord; consider my trouble which I suffer of them that hate me, thou that liftest me up from the gates of death:

    14That I may shew forth all thy praise in the gates of the daughter of Zion: I will rejoice in thy salvation.

  5. Isaiah 38:20Rank 5 from verse 19
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    20The Lord was ready to save me: therefore we will sing my songs to the stringed instruments all the days of our life in the house of the Lord.

From verse 20

  1. Revelation 21:24–27Rank 1 from verse 20
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    24And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it.

    25And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there.

    26And they shall bring the glory and honour of the nations into it.

    27And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb’s book of life.

  2. Isaiah 26:2Rank 2 from verse 20
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    2Open ye the gates, that the righteous nation which keepeth the truth may enter in.

  3. Psalms 24:7Rank 3 from verse 20
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    7Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.

  4. Isaiah 35:8–10Rank 4 from verse 20
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    8And an 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 those: the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err therein.

    9No lion shall be there, nor any ravenous beast shall go up thereon, it shall not be found there; but the redeemed shall walk there:

    10And the ransomed of the Lord 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.

  5. Psalms 24:3–4Rank 5 from verse 20
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    3Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord? or who shall stand in his holy place?

    4He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.

From verse 21

  1. Psalms 116:1Rank 1 from verse 21
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    1I LOVE the Lord, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications.

  2. Exodus 15:2Rank 2 from verse 21
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    2The Lord is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation: he is my God, and I will prepare him an habitation; my father’s God, and I will exalt him.

  3. Isaiah 12:2Rank 3 from verse 21
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    2Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the Lord JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation.

  4. Isaiah 49:8Rank 4 from verse 21
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    8Thus saith the Lord, In an acceptable time have I heard thee, and in a day of salvation have I helped thee: and I will preserve thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, to establish the earth, to cause to inherit the desolate heritages;

  5. Psalms 118:14Rank 5 from verse 21
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    14The Lord is my strength and song, and is become my salvation.

From verse 22

  1. Luke 20:17Rank 1 from verse 22
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    17And he beheld them, and said, What is this then that is written, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner?

  2. Matthew 21:42Rank 2 from verse 22
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    42Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord’s doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?

  3. 1 Peter 2:4–8Rank 3 from verse 22
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    4To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious,

    5Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.

    6Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded.

    7Unto you therefore which believe he is precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner,

    8And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed.

  4. Acts 4:11Rank 4 from verse 22
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    11This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders, which is become the head of the corner.

  5. Mark 12:10–11Rank 5 from verse 22
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    10And have ye not read this scripture; The stone which the builders rejected is become the head of the corner:

    11This was the Lord’s doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?

WORDS IN THIS PASSAGE

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DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 118:19

COMBINED MEANING

open

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Sense 1: Unclosed, uncovered, or manifest. Sense 2: As a verb, to uncover, reveal, or explain.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

gates

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Movable barriers and the entrances they close in walls, cities, courts, houses, or enclosed places; by extension, the city, jurisdiction, public place, or access represented by those entrances.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

praise

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1. Commendation, thanksgiving, honour, or good report. 2. To commend, thank, honour, or declare excellence.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 118:20

COMBINED MEANING

which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

righteous

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Sense 1: Right, just, equitable, or in accord with truth, justice, or the will of God. Sense 2: Upright or innocent in a matter. Sense 3: Made or regarded as right. Sense 4: As a noun, persons so described.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

enter

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To go or come in; to penetrate; to become an ingredient or constituent part; to enter the mind.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 118:21

COMBINED MEANING

praise

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1. Commendation, thanksgiving, honour, or good report. 2. To commend, thank, honour, or declare excellence.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

hast

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Sense 1: Have: possess, hold, receive, or experience. Sense 2: Used as an auxiliary verb.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

heard

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Sense 1: Perceived by the ear. Sense 2: Received or learned by report. Sense 3: Listened to, regarded, or heeded. Sense 4: Favourably attended to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

art

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1. The second-person singular present form of be: are, when one person is addressed. 2. Skill, craft, or skilled workmanship used to make or prepare something.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 118:22

COMBINED MEANING

stone

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Sense 1: A piece or mass of rock. Sense 2: To strike or kill with stones.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

refused

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Rejected, declined, denied, withheld, turned away from, would not accept, receive, choose, obey, permit, or yield.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

head

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The upper part of the body; a chief, source, summit, or leading position.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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Read all 29 verses in Psalms 118:1–29

118:1O GIVE thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: because his mercy endureth for ever.

118:2Let Israel now say, that his mercy endureth for ever.

118:3Let the house of Aaron now say, that his mercy endureth for ever.

118:4Let them now that fear the Lord say, that his mercy endureth for ever.

118:5I called upon the Lord in distress: the Lord answered me, and set me in a large place.

118:6The Lord is on my side; I will not fear: what can man do unto me?

118:7The Lord taketh my part with them that help me: therefore shall I see my desire upon them that hate me.

118:8It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man.

118:9It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in princes.

118:10All nations compassed me about: but in the name of the Lord will I destroy them.

118:11They compassed me about; yea, they compassed me about: but in the name of the Lord I will destroy them.

118:12They compassed me about like bees; they are quenched as the fire of thorns: for in the name of the Lord I will destroy them.

118:13Thou hast thrust sore at me that I might fall: but the Lord helped me.

118:14The Lord is my strength and song, and is become my salvation.

118:15The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tabernacles of the righteous: the right hand of the Lord doeth valiantly.

118:16The right hand of the Lord is exalted: the right hand of the Lord doeth valiantly.

118:17I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the Lord.

118:18The Lord hath chastened me sore: but he hath not given me over unto death.

118:19Open to me the gates of righteousness: I will go into them, and I will praise the Lord:

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118:20This gate of the Lord, into which the righteous shall enter.

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118:21I will praise thee: for thou hast heard me, and art become my salvation.

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118:22The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner.

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118:23This is the Lord’s doing; it is marvellous in our eyes.

118:24This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.

118:25Save now, I beseech thee, O Lord: O Lord, I beseech thee, send now prosperity.

118:26Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the Lord: we have blessed you out of the house of the Lord.

118:27God is the Lord, which hath shewed us light: bind the sacrifice with cords, even unto the horns of the altar.

118:28Thou art my God, and I will praise thee: thou art my God, I will exalt thee.

118:29O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.

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