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Psalms 91:1

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(Title), This Psalm is supposed by some to have been composed by Moses on the same occasion as the preceding; but others think it was written by David, after his advice to his son Solomon. 1 Chronicles 28:1-21

dwelleth: Psalms 27:5, Psalms 31:20, Psalms 32:7, Psalms 52:8, Psalms 61:3-4, Psalms 90:1; Isaiah 8:14; Ezekiel 11:16; Hosea 14:5-6; 1 John 4:15-16

abide: Heb. lodge, Psalms 25:13 *marg.

under: Psalms 17:8, Psalms 36:7, Psalms 57:1; Judges 9:15; Song of Solomon 2:3; Isaiah 4:5-6; Lamentations 4:20

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