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Psalms 31:2

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Bow: Psalms 71:2, Psalms 86:1, Psalms 130:2; Proverbs 22:17

deliver: Psalms 40:17, Psalms 69:17, Psalms 79:1, Psalms 102:2, Psalms 143:7; Job 7:21; Luke 18:8

my strong rock: Heb. to me for a rock of strength, Psalms 18:1-2, Psalms 62:7, Psalms 94:22; Deuteronomy 32:31; 2 Samuel 22:3

an house: Psalms 71:3, Psalms 90:1, Psalms 91:9; Isaiah 33:16; John 6:56; 1 John 4:12, 1 John 4:15-16

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