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Genesis 32:7

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greatly: Exodus 14:10; Psalms 18:4-5, Psalms 31:13, Psalms 55:4-5, Psalms 61:2, Psalms 142:4; Matthew 8:26; John 16:33; Acts 14:22; 2 Corinthians 1:4, 2 Corinthians 1:8-10; 2 Timothy 3:12

distressed: Genesis 35:3; Psalms 107:6

and he: Psalms 112:5; Proverbs 2:11; Isaiah 28:26; Matthew 10:16

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