wicked: Psalms 3:7, Psalms 18:4, Psalms 22:16, Psalms 62:3-4
came upon: Heb. approached against
to: Psalms 14:4, Psalms 53:4; Job 19:22, Job 31:31
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Psalms 27:2
Psalms 27:2
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