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Psalms 57:11

The Pulpit Commentary on Psalms 57:11

The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public domain

Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: let thy glory he above all the earth (compare the comment on , with which this verso is identical).

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