'Gates' in the Bible
Have mercy on me and be gracious to me, O Lord;See how I am afflicted by those who hate me,You who lift me up from the gates of death,
That I may tell aloud all Your praises,That in the gates of the daughter of Zion (Jerusalem)I may rejoice in Your salvation and Your help.
Lift up your heads, O gates,And be lifted up, ancient doors,That the King of glory may come in.
Lift up your heads, O gates,And lift them up, ancient doors,That the King of glory may come in.
The Lord loves the gates of ZionMore than all the dwellings of Jacob (Israel).
Enter His gates with a song of thanksgivingAnd His courts with praise.Be thankful to Him, bless and praise His name.
For He has shattered the gates of bronzeAnd cut the bars of iron apart.
They detested all kinds of food,And they drew near to the gates of death.
Open to me the [temple] gates of righteousness;I shall enter through them, I shall give thanks to the Lord.
For He has strengthened the bars of your gates,He has blessed your children within you.