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25 Lord, grant salvation![a]
    Lord, grant good fortune!

VI

26 Blessed is he
    who comes in the name of the Lord.(A)
We bless you from the house of the Lord.
27     The Lord is God and has enlightened us.
Join in procession with leafy branches
    up to the horns of the altar.

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Footnotes

  1. 118:25 Grant salvation: the Hebrew for this cry has come into English as “Hosanna.” This cry and the words in Ps 118:26 were used in the gospels to welcome Jesus entering the Temple on Palm Sunday (Mk 11:9–10).

25 Lord, save us!(A)
    Lord, grant us success!

26 Blessed is he who comes(B) in the name of the Lord.
    From the house of the Lord we bless you.[a](C)
27 The Lord is God,(D)
    and he has made his light shine(E) on us.
With boughs in hand,(F) join in the festal procession
    up[b] to the horns of the altar.(G)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 118:26 The Hebrew is plural.
  2. Psalm 118:27 Or Bind the festal sacrifice with ropes / and take it