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Yahweh loves the gates of Zion More than all the dwellings of Jacob.
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The Priority of Public Worship
Commentators explain that God has a special love for the public, corporate gatherings of His people. While He values private and family devotion ("the dwellings of Jacob"), He takes even greater pleasure in the collective worship at "the gates of Zion," where believers assemble for prayer, praise, and hearing the Word. This underscores the profound importance of participating in the life of the local church.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The Lord loveth the gates of Zion - (). The gates of a city were the places of assembly; where business was transacted; where court…
16th Century
Protestant
Jehovah loveth the gates of Zion above all the dwellings of Jacob. Here we are taught that all the excellence of the holy city depended on…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
The Lord loveth the gates of Zion Which the Targum interprets of the schools, as preferable to the synagogues: the L…
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