Open to me the gates of righteousness: I will go into them, and I will praise the LORD:
The verse is a song of worship sung by pilgrims as they draw near to Jerusalem. In it they plead for the gates of righteousness to be opened to them, that they may pass into the city and the temple and offer praise to the Lord within His sanctuary. It belongs especially to those journeying up to the temple to keep the Feast of Tabernacles.
The verse is a song of worship sung by pilgrims as they draw near to Jerusalem. In it they plead for the gates of righteousness to be opened to them, that they may pass into the city and the temple and offer praise to the Lord within His sanctuary. It belongs especially to those journeying up to the temple to keep the Feast of Tabernacles.