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The Psalms (Hebrew: Tehillim — "praises") are the hymn book of God's covenant people, spanning roughly 1000 BC (David) to the post-exilic period. David authored at least 73 by the superscriptions, and the NT treats these as authoritative prophecy (Acts 2:25-31; 4:25-26; 13:35).
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- Primary Witness Text: Praise ye the LORD. Praise the LORD, O my soul. While I live will I praise the LORD: I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being. Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help. His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish. Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God: Which made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that therein is: which keepeth truth for ever: Which executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the hungry. The LORD looseth the prisoners: The LORD openeth the eyes of the blind: the LORD raiseth them that are bowed down: the LORD loveth the righteous: The LORD preserveth the strangers; he relieveth the fatherless and widow: but the way of the wicked he turneth upside down. The LORD shall reign for ever, even thy God, O Zion, unto all generations. Praise ye the LORD.
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The Psalms (Hebrew: Tehillim — "praises") are the hymn book of God's covenant people, spanning roughly 1000 BC (David) to the post-exilic period. David authored at least 73 by the superscriptions, and the NT treats these as authoritative prophecy (Acts 2:25-31; 4:25-26; 13:35).
Psalm 22 stands as the supreme individual lament-to-praise psalm, with its opening cry quoted by Jesus from the cross and its crucifixion details — composed 1000 years before Rome invented crucifixion — as among the most powerful predictive prophecy evidence in Scripture.
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Psalms 146:1
Hebrew
הַֽלְלוּ־יָהּ הַלְלִי נַפְשִׁי אֶת־יְהוָֽה׃halelv-yah-haleliy-nafeshiy-'et-yehvah
KJV: Praise ye the LORD. Praise the LORD, O my soul.
AKJV: Praise you the LORD. Praise the LORD, O my soul.
ASV: Praise ye Jehovah.
YLT: Praise ye Jah! Praise, O my soul, Jehovah.
Exposition: Psalms 146:1 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Praise ye the LORD. Praise the LORD, O my soul.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 146:2
Hebrew
אֲהַלְלָה יְהוָה בְּחַיָּי אֲזַמְּרָה לֵֽאלֹהַי בְּעוֹדִֽי׃'ahalelah-yehvah-vechayay-'azamerah-le'lohay-ve'vodiy
KJV: While I live will I praise the LORD: I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being.
AKJV: While I live will I praise the LORD: I will sing praises to my God while I have any being.
ASV: While I live will I praise Jehovah:
YLT: I praise Jehovah during my life, I sing praise to my God while I exist.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 146:2Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 146:2
Psalms 146:2 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'While I live will I praise the LORD: I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Psalms 146:2 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'While I live will I praise the LORD: I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 146:3
Hebrew
אַל־תִּבְטְחוּ בִנְדִיבִים בְּבֶן־אָדָם ׀ שֶׁאֵֽין לוֹ תְשׁוּעָֽה׃'al-tivetechv-vinediyviym-veven-'adam- -she'eyn-lvo-teshv'ah
KJV: Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.
AKJV: Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.
ASV: Put not your trust in princes,
YLT: Trust not in princes--in a son of man, For he hath no deliverance.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 146:3Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 146:3
Psalms 146:3 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Psalms 146:3 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 146:4
Hebrew
תֵּצֵא רוּחוֹ יָשֻׁב לְאַדְמָתוֹ בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא אָבְדוּ עֶשְׁתֹּנֹתָֽיו׃tetze'-rvchvo-yashuv-le'adematvo-vayvom-hahv'-'avedv-'eshetonotayv
KJV: His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.
AKJV: His breath goes forth, he returns to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.
ASV: His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth;
YLT: His spirit goeth forth, he returneth to his earth, In that day have his thoughts perished.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 146:4Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 146:4
Psalms 146:4 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Psalms 146:4 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 146:5
Hebrew
אַשְׁרֵי שֶׁאֵל יַעֲקֹב בְּעֶזְרוֹ שִׂבְרוֹ עַל־יְהוָה אֱלֹהָֽיו׃'asherey-she'el-ya'aqov-ve'ezervo-shivervo-'al-yehvah-'elohayv
KJV: Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God:
AKJV: Happy is he that has the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God:
ASV: Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help,
YLT: O the happiness of him Who hath the God of Jacob for his help, His hope is on Jehovah his God,
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 146:5Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 146:5
Psalms 146:5 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God:'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Psalms 146:5 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 146:6
Hebrew
עֹשֶׂה ׀ שָׁמַיִם וָאָרֶץ אֶת־הַיָּם וְאֶת־כָּל־אֲשֶׁר־בָּם הַשֹּׁמֵר אֱמֶת לְעוֹלָֽם׃'osheh- -shamayim-va'aretz-'et-hayam-ve'et-khal-'asher-vam-hashomer-'emet-le'volam
KJV: Which made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that therein is: which keepeth truth for ever:
AKJV: Which made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that therein is: which keeps truth for ever:
ASV: Who made heaven and earth,
YLT: Making the heavens and earth, The sea and all that is in them, Who is keeping truth to the age,
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 146:6Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 146:6
Psalms 146:6 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Which made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that therein is: which keepeth truth for ever:'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Psalms 146:6 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Which made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that therein is: which keepeth truth for ever:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 146:7
Hebrew
עֹשֶׂה מִשְׁפָּט ׀ לָעֲשׁוּקִים נֹתֵן לֶחֶם לָרְעֵבִים יְהוָה מַתִּיר אֲסוּרִֽים׃'osheh-mishefat- -la'ashvqiym-noten-lechem-lare'eviym-yehvah-matiyr-'asvriym
KJV: Which executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the hungry. The LORD looseth the prisoners:
AKJV: Which executes judgment for the oppressed: which gives food to the hungry. The LORD looses the prisoners:
ASV: Who executeth justice for the oppressed;
YLT: Doing judgment for the oppressed, Giving bread to the hungry.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 146:7Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 146:7
Psalms 146:7 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Which executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the hungry. The LORD looseth the prisoners:'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Psalms 146:7 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Which executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the hungry. The LORD looseth the prisoners:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 146:8
Hebrew
יְהוָה ׀ פֹּקֵחַ עִוְרִים יְהוָה זֹקֵף כְּפוּפִים יְהוָה אֹהֵב צַדִּיקִֽים׃yehvah- -foqecha-'iveriym-yehvah-zoqef-khefvfiym-yehvah-'ohev-tzadiyqiym
KJV: The LORD openeth the eyes of the blind: the LORD raiseth them that are bowed down: the LORD loveth the righteous:
AKJV: The LORD opens the eyes of the blind: the LORD raises them that are bowed down: the LORD loves the righteous:
ASV: Jehovah openeth the eyes of the blind;
YLT: Jehovah is loosing the prisoners, Jehovah is opening (the eyes of) the blind, Jehovah is raising the bowed down, Jehovah is loving the righteous,
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 146:8Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 146:8
Psalms 146:8 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'The LORD openeth the eyes of the blind: the LORD raiseth them that are bowed down: the LORD loveth the righteous:'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Psalms 146:8 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'The LORD openeth the eyes of the blind: the LORD raiseth them that are bowed down: the LORD loveth the righteous:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 146:9
Hebrew
יְהוָה ׀ שֹׁמֵר אֶת־גֵּרִים יָתוֹם וְאַלְמָנָה יְעוֹדֵד וְדֶרֶךְ רְשָׁעִים יְעַוֵּֽת׃yehvah- -shomer-'et-geriym-yatvom-ve'alemanah-ye'voded-vederekhe-resha'iym-ye'avet
KJV: The LORD preserveth the strangers; he relieveth the fatherless and widow: but the way of the wicked he turneth upside down.
AKJV: The LORD preserves the strangers; he relieves the fatherless and widow: but the way of the wicked he turns upside down.
ASV: Jehovah preserveth the sojourners;
YLT: Jehovah is preserving the strangers, The fatherless and widow He causeth to stand, And the way of the wicked He turneth upside down.
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Psalms 146:9
Psalms 146:9 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'The LORD preserveth the strangers; he relieveth the fatherless and widow: but the way of the wicked he turneth upside down.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Psalms 146:9 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'The LORD preserveth the strangers; he relieveth the fatherless and widow: but the way of the wicked he turneth upside down.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 146:10
Hebrew
יִמְלֹךְ יְהוָה ׀ לְעוֹלָם אֱלֹהַיִךְ צִיּוֹן לְדֹר וָדֹר הַֽלְלוּ־יָֽהּ׃yimelokhe-yehvah- -le'volam-'elohayikhe-tziyvon-ledor-vador-halelv-yah
KJV: The LORD shall reign for ever, even thy God, O Zion, unto all generations. Praise ye the LORD.
AKJV: The LORD shall reign for ever, even your God, O Zion, to all generations. Praise you the LORD.
ASV: Jehovah will reign for ever,
YLT: Jehovah doth reign to the age, Thy God, O Zion, to generation and generation, Praise ye Jah!
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 146:10Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 146:10
Psalms 146:10 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'The LORD shall reign for ever, even thy God, O Zion, unto all generations. Praise ye the LORD.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Psalms 146:10 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'The LORD shall reign for ever, even thy God, O Zion, unto all generations. Praise ye the LORD.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
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- Psalms 146:8
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- Zion
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2 Chronicles
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Ezra
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Nehemiah
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Esther
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Job
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Psalms
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Proverbs
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Ecclesiastes
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Song of Solomon
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Isaiah
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Jeremiah
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Lamentations
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Ezekiel
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Daniel
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Hosea
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Joel
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Amos
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Obadiah
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Jonah
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Micah
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Nahum
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Habakkuk
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Zephaniah
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Haggai
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Zechariah
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Malachi
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Matthew
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Mark
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Luke
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John
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Acts
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Romans
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1 Corinthians
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2 Corinthians
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Galatians
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Ephesians
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Philippians
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Colossians
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1 Thessalonians
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2 Thessalonians
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1 Timothy
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2 Timothy
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Titus
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Philemon
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Hebrews
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James
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1 Peter
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2 Peter
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1 John
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2 John
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3 John
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Jude
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Revelation
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Psalms 146:1
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Canonical locus
Psalms 146:1
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