Therefore: Psalms 9:3, Psalms 44:10, Psalms 56:9
make: etc. or, set them as a butt, Job 7:20, Job 16:12-13; Lamentations 3:12
back: Heb. shoulder
thou shalt: Psalms 7:13, Psalms 18:14, Psalms 64:7
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Psalms 21:12
Psalms 21:12
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