What do Psalms say of Prayer? - Psalm 118

​ Miriam turned the page to Psalm 118:19 and the melody of the psalm poured forth. "Open for me the Gates of Righteousness! I will enter them and praise God" “Pitchu li sha’arey tzedek…” “’Pitchu Li’ ‘Open for me’ is not a command but a statement of fact, she said.  The Gates are open for me that I may walk through them.  They are not fences, walls or bars.  They are gates.  Unlocked, ready, welcoming and now it is up to me to walk through them.  “How do I walk through them?  I open