Psalms 69:12

69:12 Those who sit at the city gate gossip about me;

drunkards mock me in their songs. ¹ 

Psalms 87:2

87:2 The Lord loves the gates of Zion

more than all the dwelling places of Jacob.

Psalms 107:18

107:18 They lost their appetite for all food, ² 

and they drew near the gates of death.

Psalms 118:19

118:19 Open for me the gates of the just king’s temple! ³ 

I will enter through them and give thanks to the Lord.

Psalms 147:13

147:13 For he makes the bars of your gates strong.

He blesses your children ⁴  within you.

[69:12]  ¹ tn Heb “the mocking songs of the drinkers of beer.”

[107:18]  ² tn Heb “all food their appetite loathed.”

[118:19]  ³ tn Heb “the gates of justice.” The gates of the Lord’s temple are referred to here, as v. 20 makes clear. They are called “gates of justice” because they are the entrance to the just king’s palace. This has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[147:13]  ⁴ tn Heb “your sons.”