that I: Psalms 65:1, Psalms 66:13-16
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Psalms 61:8
Psalms 61:8
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I. With what pleasure David looks back upon what God had done for him
formerly (v. 5): Thou, O God! hast heard my vows, that is, 1. "The vows
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