counted: Psalms 28:1, Psalms 30:9, Psalms 143:7; Job 17:1; Isaiah 38:17-18; Ezekiel 26:20; Jonah 2:6; 2 Corinthians 1:9
as a man: Psalms 31:12, Psalms 109:22-24; Romans 5:6; 2 Corinthians 13:4
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Psalms 88:4
Psalms 88:4
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