mountains: Psalms 72:16; Isaiah 32:16-17, Isaiah 52:7; Ezekiel 34:13-14; Joel 3:18
little: Psalms 65:12
by righteousness: Psalms 85:10-11, Psalms 96:11-13, Psalms 98:8-9; Daniel 9:24; 2 Corinthians 5:19-21
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Psalms 72:3
Psalms 72:3
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