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1 Samuel 2:9

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He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.
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  1. Psalms 91:11–12Rank 1 from verse 9
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    11For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.

    12They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.

  2. Psalms 121:3Rank 2 from verse 9
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    3He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber.

  3. Psalms 33:16–17Rank 3 from verse 9
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    16There is no king saved by the multitude of an host: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength.

    17An horse is a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver any by his great strength.

  4. 1 Peter 1:5Rank 4 from verse 9
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    5Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

  5. Job 5:24Rank 5 from verse 9
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    24And thou shalt know that thy tabernacle shall be in peace; and thou shalt visit thy habitation, and shalt not sin.

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1 Samuel 2:9

COMBINED MEANING

keep

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To guard, watch, protect, preserve, secure, retain, possess, hold, maintain, support, tend, manage, observe, obey, fulfil, celebrate, continue in, refrain from, or remain faithful to a person, place, trust, command, promise, way, time, or thing.

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shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

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silent

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Not speaking, sounding, or answering; quiet or restrained from expression.

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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darkness

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Sense 1: Absence of light. Sense 2: Obscurity, ignorance, distress, or moral evil by figure.

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for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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strength

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Power, might, force, ability, firmness, courage, capacity, support, defence, resources, or that by which a person or thing is enabled to stand, act, endure, overcome, or accomplish a work.

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man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

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8He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s, and he hath set the world upon them.

9He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.

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10The adversaries of the Lord shall be broken to pieces; out of heaven shall he thunder upon them: the Lord shall judge the ends of the earth; and he shall give strength unto his king, and exalt the horn of his anointed.

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