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Psalm: 62
Iconography: King David approaches Christ with a lighted candle and points to the text to you I watch at break of day. Christ's head is illumined by a sunburst, showing he is the True Light (John 1:9). He holds a scroll in his hand and blesses David.
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Quire: 11


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