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Psalms 62:9

Psalms 62:9

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Surely: Psalms 39:5, Psalms 39:11; 1 Samuel 18:5, 1 Samuel 18:7, 1 Samuel 23:12, 1 Samuel 23:19-20; 2 Samuel 15:6; Matthew 21:9; John 19:15

of high: Psalms 55:13-14, Psalms 118:9; 1 Samuel 18:21-26, 1 Samuel 26:21-25; 2 Samuel 15:31; Romans 3:4

laid: Daniel 5:27

altogether: or, alike

lighter: Isaiah 40:15, Isaiah 40:17

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