strangers: Psalms 69:8, Psalms 86:14; Job 19:13-15
oppressors: Psalms 22:16, Psalms 59:3-5; Matthew 27:20-23
they have: Psalms 16:8, Psalms 36:1, Psalms 53:4; John 16:3
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Psalms 54:3
Psalms 54:3
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