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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: Unto thee will I cry, O LORD my rock; be not silent to me: lest, if thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit. Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee, when I lift up my hands toward thy holy oracle. Draw me not away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, which speak peace to their neighbours, but mischief is in their hearts. Give them according to their deeds, and according to the wickedness of their endeavours: give them after the work of their hands; render to them their desert. Because they regard not the works of the LORD, nor the operation of his hands, he shall destroy them, and not build them up. Blessed be the LORD, because he hath heard the voice of my supplications. The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him. The LORD is their strength, and he is the saving strength of his anointed. Save thy people, and bless thine inheritance: feed them also, and lift them up for ever.
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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 28:1
Hebrew
לְדָוִד אֵלֶיךָ יְהוָה ׀ אֶקְרָא צוּרִי אַֽל־תֶּחֱרַשׁ מִמֶּנִּי פֶּן־תֶּֽחֱשֶׁה מִמֶּנִּי וְנִמְשַׁלְתִּי עִם־יוֹרְדֵי בֽוֹר׃ledavid-'eleykha-yehvah- -'eqera'-tzvriy-'al-techerash-mimeniy-fen-techesheh-mimeniy-venimeshaletiy-'im-yvoredey-vvor
KJV: Unto thee will I cry, O LORD my rock; be not silent to me: lest, if thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit.
AKJV: To you will I cry, O LORD my rock; be not silent to me: lest, if you be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit.
ASV: Unto thee, O Jehovah, will I call:
YLT: By David. Unto Thee, O Jehovah, I call, My rock, be not silent to me! Lest Thou be silent to me, And I have been compared With those going down to the pit.
Exposition: Psalms 28:1 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Unto thee will I cry, O LORD my rock; be not silent to me: lest, if thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit.'. 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 28:2
Hebrew
שְׁמַע קוֹל תַּחֲנוּנַי בְּשַׁוְּעִי אֵלֶיךָ בְּנָשְׂאִי יָדַי אֶל־דְּבִיר קָדְשֶֽׁךָ׃shema'-qvol-tachanvnay-veshave'iy-'eleykha-venashe'iy-yaday-'el-deviyr-qadeshekha
KJV: Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee, when I lift up my hands toward thy holy oracle.
AKJV: Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry to you, when I lift up my hands toward your holy oracle.
ASV: Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee,
YLT: Hear the voice of my supplications, In my crying unto Thee, In my lifting up my hands toward thy holy oracle.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 28:2Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 28:2
Psalms 28:2 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: 'Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee, when I lift up my hands toward thy holy oracle.'. 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 28:2 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee, when I lift up my hands toward thy holy oracle.'. 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 28:3
Hebrew
אַל־תִּמְשְׁכֵנִי עִם־רְשָׁעִים וְעִם־פֹּעֲלֵי אָוֶן דֹּבְרֵי שָׁלוֹם עִם־רֵֽעֵיהֶם וְרָעָה בִּלְבָבָֽם׃'al-timeshekheniy-'im-resha'iym-ve'im-fo'aley-'aven-doverey-shalvom-'im-re'eyhem-vera'ah-vilevavam
KJV: Draw me not away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, which speak peace to their neighbours, but mischief is in their hearts.
AKJV: Draw me not away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, which speak peace to their neighbors, but mischief is in their hearts.
ASV: Draw me not away with the wicked,
YLT: Draw me not with the wicked, And with workers of iniquity, Speaking peace with their neighbours, And evil in their heart.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 28:3Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 28:3
Psalms 28:3 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: 'Draw me not away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, which speak peace to their neighbours, but mischief is in their hearts.'. 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 28:3 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Draw me not away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, which speak peace to their neighbours, but mischief is in their hearts.'. 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 28:4
Hebrew
תֶּן־לָהֶם כְּפָעֳלָם וּכְרֹעַ מַֽעַלְלֵיהֶם כְּמַעֲשֵׂה יְדֵיהֶם תֵּן לָהֶם הָשֵׁב גְּמוּלָם לָהֶֽם׃ten-lahem-khefa'olam-vkhero'a-ma'aleleyhem-khema'asheh-yedeyhem-ten-lahem-hashev-gemvlam-lahem
KJV: Give them according to their deeds, and according to the wickedness of their endeavours: give them after the work of their hands; render to them their desert.
AKJV: Give them according to their deeds, and according to the wickedness of their endeavors: give them after the work of their hands; render to them their desert.
ASV: Give them according to their work, and according to the wickedness of their doings:
YLT: Give to them according to their acting, And according to the evil of their doings. According to the work of their hands give to them. Return their deed to them.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 28:4Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 28:4
Psalms 28:4 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: 'Give them according to their deeds, and according to the wickedness of their endeavours: give them after the work of their hands; render to them their desert.'. 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 28:4 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Give them according to their deeds, and according to the wickedness of their endeavours: give them after the work of their hands; render to them their desert.'. 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 28:5
Hebrew
כִּי לֹא יָבִינוּ אֶל־פְּעֻלֹּת יְהוָה וְאֶל־מַעֲשֵׂה יָדָיו יֶהֶרְסֵם וְלֹא יִבְנֵֽם׃khiy-lo'-yaviynv-'el-fe'ulot-yehvah-ve'el-ma'asheh-yadayv-yeheresem-velo'-yivenem
KJV: Because they regard not the works of the LORD, nor the operation of his hands, he shall destroy them, and not build them up.
AKJV: Because they regard not the works of the LORD, nor the operation of his hands, he shall destroy them, and not build them up.
ASV: Because they regard not the works of Jehovah,
YLT: For they attend not to the doing of Jehovah, And unto the work of His hands. He throweth them down, And doth not build them up.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 28:5Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 28:5
Psalms 28:5 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: 'Because they regard not the works of the LORD, nor the operation of his hands, he shall destroy them, and not build them up.'. 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 28:5 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Because they regard not the works of the LORD, nor the operation of his hands, he shall destroy them, and not build them up.'. 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 28:6
Hebrew
בָּרוּךְ יְהוָה כִּי־שָׁמַע קוֹל תַּחֲנוּנָֽי׃varvkhe-yehvah-khiy-shama'-qvol-tachanvnay
KJV: Blessed be the LORD, because he hath heard the voice of my supplications.
AKJV: Blessed be the LORD, because he has heard the voice of my supplications.
ASV: Blessed be Jehovah,
YLT: Blessed is Jehovah, For He hath heard the voice of my supplications.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 28:6Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 28:6
Psalms 28:6 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: 'Blessed be the LORD, because he hath heard the voice of my supplications.'. 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 28:6 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Blessed be the LORD, because he hath heard the voice of my supplications.'. 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 28:7
Hebrew
יְהוָה ׀ עֻזִּי וּמָגִנִּי בּוֹ בָטַח לִבִּי וְֽנֶעֱזָרְתִּי וַיַּעֲלֹז לִבִּי וּֽמִשִּׁירִי אֲהוֹדֶֽנּוּ׃yehvah- -'uziy-vmaginiy-vvo-vatach-liviy-vene'ezaretiy-vaya'aloz-liviy-vmishiyriy-'ahvodenv
KJV: The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him.
AKJV: The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoices; and with my song will I praise him.
ASV: Jehovah is my strength and my shield;
YLT: Jehovah is my strength, and my shield, In Him my heart trusted, and I have been helped. And my heart exulteth, And with my song I thank Him.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 28:7Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 28:7
Psalms 28:7 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: 'The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him.'. 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 28:7 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him.'. 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 28:8
Hebrew
יְהוָה עֹֽז־לָמוֹ וּמָעוֹז יְשׁוּעוֹת מְשִׁיחוֹ הֽוּא׃yehvah-'oz-lamvo-vma'voz-yeshv'vot-meshiychvo-hv'
KJV: The LORD is their strength, and he is the saving strength of his anointed.
AKJV: The LORD is their strength, and he is the saving strength of his anointed.
ASV: Jehovah is their strength,
YLT: Jehovah is strength to him, Yea, the strength of the salvation of His anointed is He.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 28:8Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 28:8
Psalms 28:8 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 is their strength, and he is the saving strength of his anointed.'. 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 28:8 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'The LORD is their strength, and he is the saving strength of his anointed.'. 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 28:9
Hebrew
הוֹשִׁיעָה ׀ אֶת־עַמֶּךָ וּבָרֵךְ אֶת־נַחֲלָתֶךָ וּֽרְעֵם וְנַשְּׂאֵם עַד־הָעוֹלָֽם׃hvoshiy'ah- -'et-'amekha-vvarekhe-'et-nachalatekha-vre'em-venashe'em-'ad-ha'volam
KJV: Save thy people, and bless thine inheritance: feed them also, and lift them up for ever.
AKJV: Save your people, and bless your inheritance: feed them also, and lift them up for ever.
ASV: Save thy people, and bless thine inheritance:
YLT: Save Thy people, and bless Thine inheritance, And feed them, and carry them to the age!
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 28:9Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 28:9
Psalms 28:9 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: 'Save thy people, and bless thine inheritance: feed them also, and lift them up for ever.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Exposition: Psalms 28:9 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Save thy people, and bless thine inheritance: feed them also, and lift them up 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.
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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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Commentary Witness (Generated)
Psalms 28:1
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
Psalms 28:1
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