Hear: Psalms 50:7; Deuteronomy 32:46; Isaiah 55:3-4; John 3:11, John 3:32-33; Acts 20:21; 1 John 5:9
if thou wilt: Psalms 81:13; Exodus 15:26; Deuteronomy 5:27; Isaiah 1:19
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Psalms 81:8
Psalms 81:8
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