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Psalms 21:7

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For the king trusteth in the Lord, and through the mercy of the most High he shall not be moved.
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  1. Psalms 16:8Rank 1 from verse 7
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    8I have set the Lord always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.

  2. Psalms 91:2Rank 2 from verse 7
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    2I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.

  3. Daniel 7:14Rank 3 from verse 7
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    14And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.

  4. Psalms 18:2Rank 4 from verse 7
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    2The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.

  5. Psalms 20:7–8Rank 5 from verse 7
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    7Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the Lord our God.

    8They are brought down and fallen: but we are risen, and stand upright.

  6. Psalms 26:1Rank 6 from verse 7
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    1JUDGE me, O Lord; for I have walked in mine integrity: I have trusted also in the Lord; therefore I shall not slide.

  7. Psalms 9:2Rank 7 from verse 7
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    2I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High.

  8. 1 Samuel 30:6Rank 8 from verse 7
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    6And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in the Lord his God.

  9. Hebrews 2:13Rank 9 from verse 7
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    13And again, I will put my trust in him. And again, Behold I and the children which God hath given me.

  10. Deuteronomy 32:8–9Rank 10 from verse 7
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    8When the most High divided to the nations their inheritance, when he separated the sons of Adam, he set the bounds of the people according to the number of the children of Israel.

    9For the Lord’s portion is his people; Jacob is the lot of his inheritance.

  11. Matthew 27:43Rank 11 from verse 7
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    43He trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if he will have him: for he said, I am the Son of God.

  12. Psalms 13:5Rank 12 from verse 7
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    5But I have trusted in thy mercy; my heart shall rejoice in thy salvation.

  13. Psalms 61:4Rank 13 from verse 7
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    4I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever: I will trust in the covert of thy wings. Selah.

  14. Psalms 61:6–7Rank 14 from verse 7
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    6Thou wilt prolong the king’s life: and his years as many generations.

    7He shall abide before God for ever: O prepare mercy and truth, which may preserve him.

  15. Psalms 91:9–10Rank 15 from verse 7
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    9Because thou hast made the Lord, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation;

    10There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.

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Psalms 21:7

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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COMBINED MEANING

king

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A sovereign ruler; one exercising royal authority over a kingdom.

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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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COMBINED MEANING

mercy

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Compassion or pity shown to the distressed or guilty; kindness that withholds deserved harm.

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most High

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A title of God as the supreme ruler, who rules in the kingdom of men and gives it to whomsoever he will.

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COMBINED MEANING

high

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Sense 1: Elevated or far above; great in height, stature, or position; aloft. Sense 2: Elevated or chief in rank, office, power, authority, honor, excellence, or importance. Sense 3: Great in degree, intensity, fullness, or advancement; loud or strongly expressed. Sense 4: Proud, haughty, or self-exalting. Sense 5: Difficult, lofty, or beyond reach or understanding. Sense 6: In high way, a principal or public road; in high place, an elevated site, often used for worship or sacrifice.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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moved

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of move, meaning to change place; to stir, shake, prompt, influence, or set in action.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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21:1THE king shall joy in thy strength, O Lord; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!

21:2Thou hast given him his heart’s desire, and hast not withholden the request of his lips. Selah.

21:3For thou preventest him with the blessings of goodness: thou settest a crown of pure gold on his head.

21:4He asked life of thee, and thou gavest it him, even length of days for ever and ever.

21:5His glory is great in thy salvation: honour and majesty hast thou laid upon him.

21:6For thou hast made him most blessed for ever: thou hast made him exceeding glad with thy countenance.

21:7For the king trusteth in the Lord, and through the mercy of the most High he shall not be moved.

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21:8Thine hand shall find out all thine enemies: thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee.

21:9Thou shalt make them as a fiery oven in the time of thine anger: the Lord shall swallow them up in his wrath, and the fire shall devour them.

21:10Their fruit shalt thou destroy from the earth, and their seed from among the children of men.

21:11For they intended evil against thee: they imagined a mischievous device, which they are not able to perform.

21:12Therefore shalt thou make them turn their back, when thou shalt make ready thine arrows upon thy strings against the face of them.

21:13Be thou exalted, Lord, in thine own strength: so will we sing and praise thy power.

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