Isaiah 26:2
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“Open ye the gates, that the righteous nation which keepeth the truth may enter in.”
צַדִּיק
The blessed man is not the one who has never fallen — it is the one who knows where not to stand, not to walk, not to sit. Righteousness in the Psalms is relational — it is being in right standing with God, walking in step with Him, rooted in His word like a tree by water.
שָׁמַר
which keeps
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שָׁמַר
To keep, to guard, to observe. Shamar. The LORD will keep you from all harm. He watches over your coming and going both now and forevermore.
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שַׁעַר
the gates
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שַׁעַר
Gate, entrance, city gate. Shaar. Enter His gates with thanksgiving. Come to God ready to engage not just observe.
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גּוֹי
a nation
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גּוֹי
a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
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פָּתַח
open
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פָּתַח
to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve
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