Psalms 118:20 (LSB)

Passage

This is the gate of Yahweh; The righteous will enter through it.

Nearby Context

Psalms 118:18 Yah has disciplined me severely, But He has not given me over to death.

Psalms 118:19 Open to me the gates of righteousness; I shall enter through them, I shall give thanks to Yah.

Psalms 118:20 This is the gate of Yahweh; The righteous will enter through it.

Psalms 118:21 I shall give thanks to You, for You have answered me, And You have become my salvation.

Psalms 118:22 The stone which the builders rejected Has become the chief corner stone.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "gate", "yahweh", "righteous", "enter", and "through". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "gate" and "yahweh", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 19's "Open to me the gates of righteousness..." into verse 21's "I shall give thanks to You for...", so "gate" and "yahweh" belong inside that flow. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "gate" and "yahweh" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.