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Psalms 89:3

Psalms 89:3

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made: Psalms 89:28, Psalms 89:34, Psalms 89:39; 2 Samuel 7:10-16, 2 Samuel 23:5; 1 Kings 8:16; Isaiah 55:3; Jeremiah 30:9, Jeremiah 33:20-21; Ezekiel 34:23-24; Hosea 3:5; Luke 1:32-33

my chosen: Psalms 89:19, Psalms 78:70; Isaiah 42:1; Matthew 3:17, Matthew 12:18-21

sworn: Psalms 89:35, Psalms 132:11; 2 Samuel 3:9; Acts 2:30; Hebrews 7:21

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