For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates - He has made you safe and secure - as if he had given additional strength to the fa…

For He has strengthened.— An allusion to the new fortifications of the restored city is probable, though the expression is plainly…

Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise your God, O Zion. For he has strengthened the bars of your gates; he has blessed your children within you.…

For he has strengthened the bars of your gates
Of Jerusalem, of Zion the church of God. Gates are for the letting in…

The church, like Jerusalem of old, built up and preserved by the wisdom, power, and goodness of God, is exhorted to praise him for all the benefits…