delivered me: Heb. shut me up, 1 Samuel 24:18 *marg. Psalms 31:8; Romans 11:32 *marg.
to the ungodly: Job 1:13-19, Job 2:7; Psalms 7:14; John 19:16; 2 Corinthians 12:7
turned: Psalms 27:12
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Job 16:11
Job 16:11
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