the God: Genesis 33:20; Exodus 3:15
visit: Exodus 20:5
the heathen: Psalms 9:15, Psalms 54:3; Isaiah 1:10; Amos 9:7; Romans 2:28-29, Romans 9:6
be not: Psalms 7:12-13, Psalms 55:15; Isaiah 27:11; Ezekiel 18:27-28; James 2:13
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Psalms 59:5
Psalms 59:5
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