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Psalms 138:6

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Though: Psalms 51:17, Psalms 113:5-6; 1 Samuel 2:7-8; Proverbs 3:34; Isaiah 57:15, Isaiah 66:2; Luke 1:51-53; Luke 14:11, Luke 18:14; James 4:6; 1 Peter 5:5-6

but the proud: Exodus 18:11; Job 40:11-12; Isaiah 2:11, Isaiah 2:17; Ezekiel 28:2-9; Daniel 4:37, Daniel 5:20-24; Acts 12:22-23

afar off: Psalms 139:2; Matthew 25:41; 2 Thessalonians 1:9

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