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26 (A) God bless the one who comes
    in the name of the Lord!
We praise you from here
    in the house of the Lord.

27 The Lord is our God,
    and he has given us light!
Start the celebration!
March with palm branches
    all the way to the altar.[a]

28 The Lord is my God!
I will praise him and tell him
    how thankful I am.

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  1. 118.27 Start … altar: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.

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

28 You are my God, and I will praise you;
    you are my God,(G) and I will exalt(H) you.

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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