By now (10pm) the meal is over and Jesus and the disciples leave the upper room singing the hallel psalms (Psalms 115-118). They are heading back to the east away from Jerusalem across the valley to the Garden of Gethsemane.
Psalms 115-118
Psalm 115:1
Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to your name give glory, for the sake of your steadfast love and your faithfulness!
Psalm 116:1
I love the Lord, because he has heard my voice and my pleas for mercy.
Psalm 117:1
Praise the Lord, all nations! Extol him, all peoples!2 For great is his steadfast love toward us, and the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever.Praise the Lord!
Psalm 118:1
Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever!
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