Psalm 118:1-2

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Psalm 118

¹Give thanks to the Lord,^(A) for he is good;^(B)
his love endures forever.^(C)

²Let Israel say:^(D)
“His love endures forever.”^(E)

Psalm 118:26-29

New International Version

²⁶Blessed is he who comes^(A) in the name of the Lord.
    From the house of the Lord we bless you.^[a]^(B)
²⁷The 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)

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

²⁹Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
his love endures forever.

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Footnotes

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

Luke 19:28-40

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Jesus Comes to Jerusalem as King^(A)^(B)

²⁸After Jesus had said this, he went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem.^(C) ²⁹As he approached Bethphage and Bethany^(D) at the hill called the Mount of Olives,^(E) he sent two of his disciples, saying to them, ³⁰“Go to the village ahead of you, and as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, which no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here. ³¹If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ say, ‘The Lord needs it.’”

³²Those who were sent ahead went and found it just as he had told them.^(F) ³³As they were untying the colt, its owners asked them, “Why are you untying the colt?”

³⁴They replied, “The Lord needs it.”

³⁵They brought it to Jesus, threw their cloaks on the colt and put Jesus on it. ³⁶As he went along, people spread their cloaks^(G) on the road.

³⁷When he came near the place where the road goes down the Mount of Olives,^(H) the whole crowd of disciples began joyfully to praise God in loud voices for all the miracles they had seen:

³⁸“Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord!”^[a]^(I)

“Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!”^(J)

³⁹Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to Jesus, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples!”^(K)

⁴⁰“I tell you,” he replied, “if they keep quiet, the stones will cry out.”^(L)

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