Psalms 118:20

Open to me the gates of righteousness. I will enter into them. I will give thanks to Yah.

which none of the rulers of this world has known. For had they known it, they wouldn’t have crucified the Lord of glory.

The heavens declare his righteousness. All the peoples have seen his glory.

Your gates also shall be open continually; they shall not be shut day nor night, that men may bring to you the wealth of the nations, and their kings led captive.

They brought in Yahweh’s ark, and set it in its place, in the middle of the tent that David had pitched for it; and David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before Yahweh.

Lift up your heads, you gates! Be lifted up, you everlasting doors, and the King of glory will come in.

Lift up your heads, you gates; yes, lift them up, you everlasting doors, and the King of glory will come in.

Blessed is the one whom you choose and cause to come near, that he may live in your courts. We will be filled with the goodness of your house, your holy temple.

Arise, Yahweh, into your resting place, you, and the ark of your strength.

Open the gates, that the righteous nation may enter: the one which keeps faith.

You will be established in righteousness. You will be far from oppression, for you will not be afraid, and far from terror, for it shall not come near you.

Then your people will all be righteous. They will inherit the land forever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I may be glorified.

The nations will see your righteousness, and all kings your glory. You will be called by a new name, which Yahweh’s mouth will name.

Go through, go through the gates! Prepare the way of the people! Build up, build up the highway! Gather out the stones! Lift up a banner for the peoples.

praising God, and having favor with all the people. The Lord added to the assembly day by day those who were being saved.

that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him,

But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, that you may proclaim the excellence of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.

“Worthy are you, our Lord and God, the Holy One, to receive the glory, the honor, and the power, for you created all things, and because of your desire they existed, and were created!”

The nations will walk in its light. The kings of the earth bring the glory and honor of the nations into it.

and you shall be to me a kingdom of priests, and a holy nation.’ These are the words which you shall speak to the children of Israel.”

The priests brought in the ark of Yahweh’s covenant to its place, into the inner sanctuary of the house, to the most holy place, even under the cherubim’s wings.

so that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud; for Yahweh’s glory filled Yahweh’s house.

Save, Yahweh! Let the King answer us when we call!

The king rejoices in your strength, Yahweh! How greatly he rejoices in your salvation!

His glory is great in your salvation. You lay honor and majesty on him.

and delivered his strength into captivity, his glory into the adversary’s hand.

that I may see the prosperity of your chosen, that I may rejoice in the gladness of your nation, that I may glory with your inheritance.

“Listen to me, my people; and hear me, my nation, for a law will go out from me, and I will establish my justice for a light to the peoples.

Awake, awake! Put on your strength, Zion. Put on your beautiful garments, Jerusalem, the holy city: for from now on the uncircumcised and the unclean will no more come into you.

Then your light will break out as the morning, and your healing will appear quickly; then your righteousness shall go before you, and Yahweh’s glory will be your rear guard.

and I will shake all nations. The precious things of all nations will come, and I will fill this house with glory, says Yahweh of Armies.

‘The latter glory of this house will be greater than the former,’ says Yahweh of Armies; ‘and in this place I will give peace,’ says Yahweh of Armies.”

Yahweh of Armies says: “Many peoples, and the inhabitants of many cities will yet come;

“Behold, I send my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me; and the Lord, whom you seek, will suddenly come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant, whom you desire, behold, he comes!” says Yahweh of Armies.

“Therefore I tell you, God’s Kingdom will be taken away from you, and will be given to a nation producing its fruit.

So then the Lord, after he had spoken to them, was received up into heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God.

He said, “Brothers and fathers, listen. The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran,

My brothers, don’t hold the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ of glory with partiality.

who is at the right hand of God, having gone into heaven, angels and authorities and powers being made subject to him.

But, according to his promise, we look for new heavens and a new earth, in which righteousness dwells.

But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and forever. Amen.

Beloved, while I was very eager to write to you about our common salvation, I was constrained to write to you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints.

They sang a new song, saying, “You are worthy to take the book and to open its seals: for you were killed, and bought us for God with your blood out of every tribe, language, people, and nation,