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Deuteronomy 4:7

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For what nation is there so great, who hath God so nigh unto them, as the Lord our God is in all things that we call upon him for?
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  1. Psalms 145:18Rank 1 from verse 7
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    18The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.

  2. 2 Samuel 7:23Rank 2 from verse 7
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    23And what one nation in the earth is like thy people, even like Israel, whom God went to redeem for a people to himself, and to make him a name, and to do for you great things and terrible, for thy land, before thy people, which thou redeemedst to thee from Egypt, from the nations and their gods?

  3. Psalms 34:18Rank 3 from verse 7
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    18The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.

  4. James 4:8Rank 4 from verse 7
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    8Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.

  5. Psalms 73:28Rank 5 from verse 7
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    28But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord God, that I may declare all thy works.

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Deuteronomy 4:7

COMBINED MEANING

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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nigh

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Near or close in place, time, relationship, kinship, condition, access, or degree; approaching, drawing close, at hand, or almost.

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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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call

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1. To name. 2. To summon or invite. 3. To proclaim or address. 4. To request.

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upon

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1. Marks the person, place, thing, or basis to which something is related: on or onto; above or over; toward or against as the target of action, speech, thought, attention, or force; resting on, assigned to, or affecting as a state, gift, burden, duty, guilt, or judgment; supported by or based on; or one placed, added, or repeated on or after another. 2. With a stated time or occasion, or a preceding event, at that time or point, or at or after that event: on, at, when, then, or following it.

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6Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the nations, which shall hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.

7For what nation is there so great, who hath God so nigh unto them, as the Lord our God is in all things that we call upon him for?

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8And what nation is there so great, that hath statutes and judgments so righteous as all this law, which I set before you this day?

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