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Psalm 117

1 Hallelujah. Give thanks to the Lord; for he is good: for his mercy endures for ever. 2 Let now the house of Israel say, that he is good: for his mercy endures for ever. 3 Let now the house of Aaron say, that he is good: for his mercy endures for ever. 4 Let now all that fear the Lord say, that he is good: for his mercy endures for ever. 5 I called on the Lord out of affliction: and he listened to me, so as to bring me into a wide place. 6 The Lord is my helper; and I will not fear what man shall do to me. 7 The Lord is my helper; and I shall see my desire upon my enemies. 8 It is better to trust in the Lord than to trust in man. 9 It is better to hope in the Lord, than to hope in princes. 10 All nations surrounded me: but in the name of the Lord I repulsed them. 11 They completely surrounded me: but in the name of the Lord I repulsed them. 12 They surrounded me as bees do a honeycomb, and they burst into flame as fire among thorns: but in the name of the Lord I repulsed them. 13 I was thrust, and sorely shaken, that I might fall: but the Lord helped me. 14 The Lord is my strength and my song, and has become my salvation. 15 The voice of exultation and salvation is in the tabernacles of the righteous: the right hand of the Lord has worked mightily. 16 The right hand of the Lord has exalted me: the right hand of the Lord has worked powerfully. 17 I shall not die, but live, and recount the works of the Lord. 18 The Lord has disciplined me greatly: but he has not given me up to death. 19 Open to me the gates of righteousness: I will go into them, and give praise to the Lord.⁠ 20 This is the gate of the Lord: the righteous shall enter by it. 21 I will give thanks to you; because you have heard me, and have become my salvation.⁠ 22 The stone which the builders rejected, the same has become the head of the corner. 23 This has been done by the Lord; and it is wonderful in our eyes. 24 This is the day which the Lord has made: let us exult and rejoice in it. 25 Lord, save now: Lord, send now prosperity. 26 The person who comes in the name of the Lord is blessed: we have blessed you out of the house of the Lord. 27 God is the Lord, and he has shone upon us: celebrate the feast with thick branches, even to the horns of the altar. 28 You are my God, and I will give you thanks: you are my God, and I will exalt you. I will give thanks to you, for you have heard me, and have become my salvation. 29 Give thanks to the Lord; for he is good: for his mercy endures for ever.

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Compare LXX Psalms 117:19 and Clement of Rome, 1 Clement 48:2

Septuagint · Early Christian

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Summary

In 1 Clement, the author quotes Psalm 118 in the Greek Septuagint translation about the gate of righteousness and says the gate is Jesus, reading a detail of scripture as a hidden reference to Jesus, as with the scarlet thread of Rahab.

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LXX Psalms 117:19

Septuagint
18 The Lord has disciplined me greatly: but he has not given me up to death. 19 Open to me the gates of righteousness: I will go into them, and give praise to the Lord. 20 This is the gate of the Lord: the righteous shall enter by it. 21 I will give thanks to you; because you have heard me, and have become my salvation. 22 The stone which the builders rejected, the same has become the head of the corner. 23 This has been done by the Lord; and it is wonderful in our eyes. 24 This is the day which the Lord has made: let us exult and rejoice in it.
100–1 BCE (scholarly estimate) Read in LXX Psalms

Clement of Rome, 1 Clement 48:2

Early Christian · First Epistle of Clement to the Corinthians
1 Let us therefore root this out quickly, and let us fall down before the Master and plead with Him with tears, that He may show Himself merciful and be reconciled to us, and may restore us to the proper and pure conduct that belongs to our love of the brothers and sisters. 2 For this is a gate of righteousness that opens into life, as it is written; “Open the gates of righteousness for me, so that I may enter through them and proclaim the Lord.” 3 “This is the gate of the Lord; the righteous shall enter through it.” 4 Since, then, many gates are opened, this is the gate that is in righteousness, the one that is in Christ; blessed are all who have entered through it and direct their path in holiness and righteousness, doing all things without confusion.
90–100 CE (scholarly estimate) Read in Clement of Rome, 1 Clement

References

“... 1 Clement offers some interpretations that can be classified as allegorical and typological. As instances of the former, one may refer to the interpretation of the scarlet cord of Rahab (Josh 2:18) as a prophecy of redemption through the blood of Christ (1 Clem. 12.7) and the interpretation of the “gate” through which the righteous enter (Ps 117:19–20) as Christ (1 Clem. 48.2-4). These interpretations are part of the early church’s general christological reading of the OT. ...”
Ralph P. Martin and Peter H. Davids, eds., Dictionary of the Later New Testament & Its Developments (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity, 1997), 1197.

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