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Psalm: 117
Iconography: A welcoming angel opens the gates with one hand and holds the book with the other.The book is inscribed this is the gate of the lord. The psalmist also holds the book and prepares to enter the doorway: Open to me the gates of justice.. the just shall enter through it
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