oppression: Psalms 12:5, Psalms 54:3, Psalms 73:8; Lamentations 3:34-36
for they: Psalms 27:12, Psalms 35:11; 2 Samuel 15:3, 2 Samuel 16:7-8, 2 Samuel 19:19; Matthew 26:59
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Psalms 55:3
Psalms 55:3
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