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Psalm 118:24-26
New Catholic Bible
Psalm 118:24-26
New Catholic Bible
24 This is the day that the Lord has made;[a]
let us exult and rejoice in it.
25 O Lord, grant us salvation.[b]
O Lord, grant us success.
26 Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.[c]
We bless you from the house of the Lord.
Footnotes
- Psalm 118:24 This is the day that the Lord has made: the day given by the Lord in which joy and jubilation are appropriate, the day of thanksgiving and rejoicing because of the wondrous deed of the Lord (vv. 22-23; see Ps 71:17; Jer 32:17, 27), the day of salvation. Used by the Liturgy as an antiphon for the Easter Season, this phrase identifies the “day” as that of Christ’s Resurrection.
- Psalm 118:25 O Lord, grant us salvation: the Hebrew for this cry has come into English as “Hosanna.” The crowd takes it up on Palm Sunday (see Mt 21:9; 23:39; Mk 11:9; Jn 12:13). It has become part of the Sanctus at Mass.
- Psalm 118:26 Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord: words used in the Gospels to welcome Jesus entering the temple on Palm Sunday (see Mk 11:9 par).
