knowest: Psalms 56:8; Genesis 16:13; 2 Kings 6:12, 2 Kings 19:27; Proverbs 15:3; Isaiah 37:28; Zechariah 4:10
understandest: Psalms 94:11; Matthew 9:4; Luke 9:47; John 2:24-25; 1 Corinthians 4:5
afar off: Ezekiel 38:10-11, Ezekiel 38:17
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Psalms 139:2
Psalms 139:2
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