maketh: Psalms 68:6; Genesis 21:5-7, Genesis 25:21, Genesis 30:22-23; 1 Samuel 2:5; Isaiah 54:1; Luke 1:13-15; Galatians 4:27
keep house: Heb. dwell in an house
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Psalms 113:9
Psalms 113:9
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