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Psalms 116:9

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I will walk before the Lord in the land of the living.
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  1. Psalms 27:13Rank 1 from verse 9
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    13I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.

  2. Luke 1:75Rank 2 from verse 9
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    75In holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life.

  3. 1 Kings 2:4Rank 3 from verse 9
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    4That the Lord may continue his word which he spake concerning me, saying, If thy children take heed to their way, to walk before me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul, there shall not fail thee (said he) a man on the throne of Israel.

  4. 1 Kings 8:25Rank 4 from verse 9
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    25Therefore now, Lord God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father that thou promisedst him, saying, There shall not fail thee a man in my sight to sit on the throne of Israel; so that thy children take heed to their way, that they walk before me as thou hast walked before me.

  5. 1 Kings 9:4Rank 5 from verse 9
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    4And if thou wilt walk before me, as David thy father walked, in integrity of heart, and in uprightness, to do according to all that I have commanded thee, and wilt keep my statutes and my judgments:

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Psalms 116:9

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before

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Earlier than in time; in front of; in the presence of; or prior in order or rank.

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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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land

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Sense 1: The ground or earth; a country, territory, or region. Sense 2: To set or come on shore.

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living

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Sense 1: Alive or having life. Sense 2: As a noun, one's means of support or possessions.

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8For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling.

9I will walk before the Lord in the land of the living.

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10I believed, therefore have I spoken: I was greatly afflicted:

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