'Gates' in the Bible
Have mercy upon me, O Jehovah; Behold my affliction which I suffer of them that hate me, Thou that liftest me up from the gates of death;
That I may show forth all thy praise. In the gates of the daughter of Zion I will rejoice in thy salvation.
Lift up your heads, O ye gates; And be ye lifted up, ye everlasting doors: And the King of glory will come in.
Lift up your heads, O ye gates; Yea, lift them up, ye everlasting doors: And the King of glory will come in.
Jehovah loveth the gates of Zion More than all the dwellings of Jacob.
Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, And into his courts with praise: Give thanks unto him, and bless his name.
For he hath broken the gates of brass, And cut the bars of iron in sunder.
Their soul abhorreth all manner of food; And they draw near unto the gates of death.
Open to me the gates of righteousness: I will enter into them, I will give thanks unto Jehovah.
For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; He hath blessed thy children within thee.