This is the gate of the LORD; the righteous shall enter through it.
David reached the throne not by his own wit or men's favor, but appointed by God Himself. He had faced mortal dangers a hundred times over; God alone delivered him. This temporal kingdom figures the eternal spiritual kingdom of Christ, in whom David's person is fulfilled.
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Commenting on Psalm 118:1-29
This gate of the Lord, into which the righteous shall enter. Psalmist loves the house of God so well that he admires the very gate thereof, and pauses beneath its arch to express his affection for it. He loved it because it was the gate of the Lord, he loved it because it was the gate of righteousness, because so many godly people had already...
Those who would enter God's gates must come as humble suitors, longing for admission into His sanctuary. Christ is that gate, the only way the righteous enter; by Him alone our praises reach the Father, for there is no coming to God but through Him.
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Commenting on Psalm 118:19-29