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Psalms 131:2

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quieted: Psalms 42:5, Psalms 42:11, Psalms 43:5, Psalms 62:1 *marg. 1 Samuel 24:10, 1 Samuel 25:32-33, 1 Samuel 30:6; 2 Samuel 15:25-26, 2 Samuel 16:11-12; Isaiah 30:15; Lamentations 3:26

myself: Heb. my soul, Luke 21:19; John 14:1-2

as a child: Matthew 18:3-4; Mark 10:15; 1 Corinthians 14:20

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