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Psalm: 138:11
Iconography: David is crowned and wearing wings: If I take my wings early in the morning. He points up to one book with the caption: If I ascend into heaven you are there. Christ looks out from above. He also points down to a second book with the caption: If I descend into hell you are present. Christ looks up from the pit. The caption is taken from ther preceding part of the psalm.
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