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Psalms 85:8

Psalms 85:8

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hear: Habakkuk 2:1; Hebrews 12:25

for he: Psalms 29:11; Isaiah 57:19; Zechariah 9:10; John 14:27, John 20:19, John 20:26; Acts 10:36; 2 Corinthians 5:18-20; Ephesians 2:17; 2 Thessalonians 3:16

unto his: Psalms 50:5; Ephesians 1:1-2

but: Psalms 130:4; John 5:14, John 8:11; Acts 3:26; Galatians 4:9; 2 Timothy 2:19; Hebrews 10:26-29; 2 Peter 2:20-22; Revelation 2:4-5, Revelation 3:19

folly: Genesis 34:7; 1 Samuel 25:25; Proverbs 25:11, Proverbs 27:22

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