Psalm 118:25-27
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
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.
Footnotes
- 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).
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