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Psalms 76:9

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When God arose to judgment, to save all the meek of the earth. Selah.
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  1. Matthew 5:5Rank 1 from verse 9
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    5Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.

  2. Zephaniah 2:3Rank 2 from verse 9
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    3Seek ye the Lord, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the Lord’s anger.

  3. Isaiah 11:4Rank 3 from verse 9
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    4But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.

  4. Psalms 9:7–9Rank 4 from verse 9
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    7But the Lord shall endure for ever: he hath prepared his throne for judgment.

    8And he shall judge the world in righteousness, he shall minister judgment to the people in uprightness.

    9The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.

  5. 1 Peter 3:4Rank 5 from verse 9
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    4But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.

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Psalms 76:9

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arose

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1. Rose, stood up, got up, or moved upward from a lower, lying, seated, fallen, or inactive position. 2. Began, emerged, appeared, came into being, or came forward. 3. Took action, intervened, or undertook the stated work. 4. Rose from death; returned to life.

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judgment

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The act, authority, process, cause, or result of judging; discernment, legal hearing, verdict, ordinance, justice, government, vindication, condemnation, or punishment.

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save

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Sense 1: To rescue, deliver, preserve, keep alive, heal, recover, or bring safely through. Sense 2: Except or apart from.

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earth

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Sense 1: The world in distinction from heaven. Sense 2: Dry land, ground, soil, or dust. Sense 3: A land, region, or its inhabitants.

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8Thou didst cause judgment to be heard from heaven; the earth feared, and was still,

9When God arose to judgment, to save all the meek of the earth. Selah.

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10Surely the wrath of man shall praise thee: the remainder of wrath shalt thou restrain.

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