thy going out: Deuteronomy 28:6, Deuteronomy 28:19; 2 Samuel 5:2; Ezra 8:21, Ezra 8:31; Proverbs 2:8, Proverbs 3:6; James 4:13-16
from this time: Psalms 113:2, Psalms 115:18
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Psalms 121:8
Psalms 121:8
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