at peace: Psalms 7:4, Psalms 109:5, Psalms 120:6-7
broken: Heb. profaned, Psalms 89:28, Psalms 89:34, Psalms 89:38; 2 Samuel 2:4, 2 Samuel 5:3, 2 Samuel 14:32-33, 2 Samuel 15:10-12; Ecclesiastes 8:2; Ezekiel 17:16-19
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Psalms 55:20
Psalms 55:20
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