Psalms

Psalm 118:19–20

¹⁹Open to me the gates of righteousness,

that I may enter and give thanks to the LORD.

²⁰This is the gate of the LORD;

the righteous shall enter through it.

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Open	פִּתְחוּ־	piṯ·ḥū-	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H6605 open
to me	לִ֥י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
the gates	שַׁעֲרֵי־	ša·‘ă·rê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H8179 gate
of righteousness	צֶ֑דֶק	ṣe·ḏeq	Noun - masculine singular	H6664 rightness, righteousness
that I may enter	אָֽבֹא־	’ā·ḇō-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
and give thanks	אוֹדֶ֥ה	’ō·w·ḏeh	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular	H3034 throw, cast
to the LORD	יָֽהּ׃	yāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3050 Jah

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
This	זֶֽה־	zeh-	Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
is the gate	הַשַּׁ֥עַר	haš·ša·‘ar	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H8179 gate
of the LORD	לַיהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
the righteous	צַ֝דִּיקִ֗ים	ṣad·dî·qîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H6662 just, righteous
shall enter	יָבֹ֥אוּ	yā·ḇō·’ū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
through it	בֽוֹ׃	ḇōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 118:19 Isaiah 26:2 · Revelation 22:14 · Psalm 9:13–14 · Psalm 100:4 · Psalm 95:2 · Psalm 66:13–15 · Isaiah 38:22 · Psalm 116:18–19 · Isaiah 38:20

Psalm 118:20 Revelation 21:24–27 · Isaiah 26:2 · Psalm 24:7 · Revelation 22:14–15 · Psalm 24:9 · Psalm 24:3–4 · Isaiah 35:8–10

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.