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Psalms 30:5

Psalms 30:5

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Canne, Browne, Blayney, Scott, and others · Public Domain

For: Psalms 103:9, Psalms 103:17; Isaiah 26:20, Isaiah 54:7-8, Isaiah 57:15-16; 2 Corinthians 4:17

his anger: etc. Heb. there is but a moment in his anger

in his: Psalms 16:11, Psalms 36:7-9, Psalms 63:3; Revelation 22:1, Revelation 22:17

weeping: Psalms 6:6-9, Psalms 56:8-11, Psalms 126:5-6; Isaiah 38:3-5; Matthew 5:4; John 16:20-22; 2 Corinthians 7:9-10

for a night: Heb. in the evening

joy: Heb. singing

in the: Psalms 46:5 *marg. Psalms 59:16, Psalms 143:8; Genesis 32:24 *marg. Hosea 6:3

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