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Psalms 115:1

Psalms 115:1

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Canne, Browne, Blayney, Scott, and others · Public Domain

am 3108, bc 896 (Title), This seems to be an επινικιον:, or triumphal song, in which the victory is wholly ascribed to Jehovah; and to none can it be referred with more propriety than to that of Jehoshaphat over the confederated forces of his enemies, .

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