For: Psalms 16:5, Psalms 140:12
maintained: etc. Heb. made my judgment
right: Heb. in righteousness, Psalms 45:6-7, Psalms 47:8, Psalms 89:14, Psalms 96:13, Psalms 98:9; Isaiah 11:4; 1 Peter 2:23
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Psalms 9:4
Psalms 9:4
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