Behold: Psalms 90:4-5, Psalms 90:9-10; Genesis 47:9; Job 7:6, Job 9:25-26, Job 14:1-2; James 4:14
as nothing: Psalms 89:47; 2 Peter 3:8
at his best state: Heb. settled
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Psalms 39:5
Psalms 39:5
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