For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed thy children within thee.
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Gill's Exposition
For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates,.... Of Jerusalem, of Zion the church of God. Gates are for the letting in of persons into the city of our God; which are Christ, faith in him, and a…
Barnes' Notes
For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates - He has made thee safe and secure - as if he had given additional strength to the fastenings of the gates of the city. Cities were surrounded by walls.…
Jerusalem, and Zion, the holy city, the holy hill, are here called upon to praise God, Psa 147:12. For where should praise be offered up to God but where his altar is? Where may we expect that glory…
Cambridge Bible
he hath strengthened The same word is used in Neh 3:4 ff. of repairingor fortifying the wall and gates. All through Nehemiah's narrative appears the conviction that "this work was wrought of our…
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