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Lexicon :: Strong's H6664 - ṣeḏeq

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צֶדֶק
Transliteration
ṣeḏeq
Pronunciation
tseh'-dek
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1879a

Strong’s Definitions

צֶדֶק tsedeq, tseh'-dek; from H6663; the right (natural, moral or legal); also (abstractly) equity or (figuratively) prosperity:—× even, (× that which is altogether) just(-ice), (un-)right(-eous) (cause, -ly, -ness).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 116x

The KJV translates Strong's H6664 in the following manner: righteousness (77x), just (11x), justice (10x), righteous (8x), righteously (3x), right (3x), righteous cause (1x), unrighteousness (1x), miscellaneous (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 116x
The KJV translates Strong's H6664 in the following manner: righteousness (77x), just (11x), justice (10x), righteous (8x), righteously (3x), right (3x), righteous cause (1x), unrighteousness (1x), miscellaneous (2x).

  1. justice, rightness, righteousness

    1. what is right or just or normal, rightness, justness (of weights and measures)

    2. righteousness (in government)

      1. of judges, rulers, kings

      2. of law

      3. of Davidic king, Messiah

      4. of Jerusalem as seat of just government

      5. of God's attribute

    3. righteousness, justice (in case or cause)

    4. rightness (in speech)

    5. righteousness (as ethically right)

    6. righteousness (as vindicated), justification (in controversy), deliverance, victory, prosperity

      1. of God as covenant-keeping in redemption

      2. in name of Messianic king

      3. of people enjoying salvation

      4. of Cyrus

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
צֶדֶק tsedeq, tseh'-dek; from H6663; the right (natural, moral or legal); also (abstractly) equity or (figuratively) prosperity:—× even, (× that which is altogether) just(-ice), (un-)right(-eous) (cause, -ly, -ness).
STRONGS H6664: Abbreviations
† צֶ֫דֶק noun masculineIsaiah 1:21 rightness, righteousness; — צ׳ Leviticus 19:36 + 87 times; צִדְקִי Isaiah 41:10 + 8 times, etc.; —
1. what is right, just, normal; rightness, justness, of weights and measures, אֵיפָה, אֶבֶן שְׁלֵמָה וָצֶדֶק Deuteronomy 25:15 a perfect and a just weight, ephah; מאֹזְנֵי צ׳; אַבְנֵי צ׳, אֵיפַת צ׳, הִין צ׳, בַּת צ׳ Leviticus 19:36 (H) Job 31:6; Ezekiel 45:10; מַעְגְּלֵי צ׳ right paths Psalm 23:3; זִבְחֵי צ׳ right peace-offerings Deuteronomy 33:19; Psalm 4:6 [Psalm 4:3]; Psalm 51:21 [Psalm 51:19].
2. righteousness, in government:
a. of judges, rulers, kings, שׁפט בצ׳ Leviticus 19:15(H); שׁפט צ׳ Deuteronomy 1:16; Proverbs 31:9; משׁפט צ׳ Deuteronomy 16:18; רדף צ׳ Deuteronomy 16:20; חוֺקֵק צ׳ Proverbs 8:15; מלך לצ׳ Isaiah 32:1; דבּר צ׳ Psalm 58:2 [Psalm 58:1]; also Proverbs 25:5; Psalm 94:15; Ecclesiastes 5:7 [Ecclesiastes 5:8].
b. of law, as מִשְׁמָּטִים Isaiah 58:2; Psalm 119:7; Psalm 119:62; Psalm 119:75; Psalm 119:106; Psalm 119:160 (Greek Version of the LXX, but MT מִשְׁפַּט), Psalm 119:164; as עֵדוֺת Psalm 119:138; Psalm 119:144; as מִצְוֺר Psalm 119:172.
c. of Davidic king, Messiah Isaiah 11:4, Isaiah 11:5; Isaiah 16:5; Psalm 45:5 [Psalm 45:4], דין דצ׳ Psalm 72:2.
d. of Jerusalem, as seat of just government, עִיר הַצֶּדֶק Isaiah 1:26 city of righteousness; נְוֵה צ׳ Jeremiah 31:23; Jeremiah 50:7 (possibly these reflect an original god צֶדֶק, see מַלְכִּי צֶדֶק); יָלִין בָּהּ צ׳ Isaiah 1:21 righteousness used to lodge in her; compare מְקוֺם הצ׳ Ecclesiastes 3:16 the place of righteousness.
e. of God's attribute as sovereign Job 36:3, husband of Israel Hosea 2:21; צ׳ his personified agent Psalm 85:11 [Psalm 85:10]; Psalm 85:12 [Psalm 85:11]; Psalm 85:14 [Psalm 85:13], foundation of his throne Psalm 89:15 [Psalm 89:14] = Psalm 97:2; in his government Psalm 9:9 [Psalm 9:8]; Psalm 65:6 [Psalm 65:5]; Psalm 96:13 = Psalm 98:9, promise Isaiah 45:19, administration of justice Job 8:3; Jeremiah 11:20; Psalm 7:18 [Psalm 7:17]; Psalm 48:11 [Psalm 48:10]; Psalm 50:6 = Psalm 97:6, vindication of his people Psalm 9:5 [Psalm 9:4]; Psalm 35:24; Psalm 35:28; raising up Cyrus Isaiah 45:13, calling his servant Isaiah 42:6; אֱלֹהֵי צִדְקִי Psalm 4:2 [Psalm 4:1] God of my righteousness (who vindicates me); his צ׳ is everlasting Psalm 119:142.
3. righteousness, justice, in a case or cause Job 6:29; Job 8:6; Job 29:14; Psalm 35:27; Isaiah 59:4; God שׁפט כצ׳ Psalm 7:9 [Psalm 7:8] judges according to righteousness; גמל כצ׳ Psalm 18:21 [Psalm 18:20]; השׁיב כצ׳ Psalm 18:25 [Psalm 18:24]; שׁמע צ׳ Psalm 17:1 הוציא צ׳ Psalm 37:6.
4. rightness, in speech, דבּר צ׳ Psalm 52:5 [Psalm 52:3] (opposed to שֶׁקֶר); יַגִּיד צ׳ Proverbs 12:17; כל אמרי פי בצ׳ Proverbs 8:8; שִׂפְתֵי צ׳ Proverbs 16:13.
5. righteousness, as ethically right Job 35:2; Psalm 17:15; Psalm 45:8 [Psalm 45:7]; Proverbs 1:3; Proverbs 2:9; Ecclesiastes 7:15; Jeremiah 22:13; Ezekiel 3:20; Hosea 10:12 (read צ׳פְּרִי, so Greek Version of the LXX We Now); עלמים צ׳ Daniel 9:24; עשׂה צ׳ Isaiah 64:4 [Isaiah 64:5]; Psalm 119:121; פעל צ׳ Psalm 15:2; למד צ׳ Isaiah 26:6 [Isaiah 26:9] , Isaiah 26:10; בקּשׁ צ׳ Zephaniah 2:3; רדף צ׳ Isaiah 51:1; ידע צ׳ Isaiah 51:7.
6. righteousness as vindicated, justification in controversy with enemies and troubles, deliverance, victory, prosperity:
a. of God as covenant-keeping, in redemption, בִּימִין צִדְקִי Isaiah 41:10, || יֵשַׁע Isaiah 45:8; Isaiah 51:5, compare Isaiah 42:21; בשּׂר צ׳ Psalm 40:10 [Psalm 40:9]; אִמְרַת צ׳ Psalm 119:123.
b. in name יהוה צִדְקֵנוּ, of Messianic king (vindicating people's cause and giving victory) [H3072 Jeremiah 23:6]; of city [H3072 Jeremiah 33:16].
c. of people as enjoying צ׳ of salvation, || יְשׁוּעָה Isaiah 62:1; || כָּבוֺד Isaiah 58:8; Isaiah 62:2; כהנים יִלְבְּשׁוּ צ׳ Psalm 132:9; שַׁעֲרֵי צ׳ Psalm 118:19; אֵילֵי הצ׳ Isaiah 61:3.
d. of Cyrus, יִקְרָאֵהוּ לְרַגְלוֺ צ׳ Isaiah 41:2 (who) in victory calleth him at every step (CheHpt on whose steps attends victory, so Di Du).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Leviticus

19:15; 19:36; 19:36

Deuteronomy

1:16; 16:18; 16:20; 25:15; 33:19

Job

6:29; 8:3; 8:6; 29:14; 31:6; 35:2; 36:3

Psalms

4:1; 4:3; 7:8; 7:17; 9:4; 9:8; 15:2; 17:1; 17:15; 18:20; 18:24; 23:3; 35:24; 35:27; 35:28; 37:6; 40:9; 45:4; 45:7; 48:10; 50:6; 51:19; 52:3; 58:1; 65:5; 72:2; 85:10; 85:11; 85:13; 89:14; 94:15; 96:13; 97:2; 97:6; 98:9; 118:19; 119:7; 119:62; 119:75; 119:106; 119:121; 119:123; 119:138; 119:142; 119:144; 119:160; 119:164; 119:172; 132:9

Proverbs

1:3; 2:9; 8:8; 8:15; 12:17; 16:13; 25:5; 31:9

Ecclesiastes

3:16; 5:8; 7:15

Isaiah

1:21; 1:21; 1:26; 11:4; 11:5; 16:5; 26:9; 26:10; 32:1; 41:2; 41:10; 41:10; 42:6; 42:21; 45:8; 45:13; 45:19; 51:1; 51:5; 51:7; 58:2; 58:8; 59:4; 61:3; 62:1; 62:2; 64:5

Jeremiah

11:20; 22:13; 31:23; 50:7

Ezekiel

3:20; 45:10

Daniel

9:24

Hosea

2:21; 10:12

Zephaniah

2:3

H6664

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Strong's Number H6664 matches the Hebrew צֶדֶק (ṣeḏeq),
which occurs 119 times in 112 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 3 (Lev 19:15–Psa 118:19)

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 19:15 - 'Ye do not do perversity in judgment; thou dost not lift up the face of the poor, nor honour the face of the great; in righteousness thou dost judge thy fellow.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 19:36

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 19:36 - righteous balances, righteous weights, a righteous ephah, and a righteous hin ye have; I am Jehovah your God, who hath brought you out from the land of Egypt;

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 1:16

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:16 - And I command your judges at that time, saying, Hearkening between your brethren -- then ye have judged righteousness between a man, and his brother, and his sojourner;

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 16:18

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 16:18 - 'Judges and authorities thou dost make to thee within all thy gates which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee, for thy tribes; and they have judged the people -- a righteous judgment.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 16:20

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 16:20 - Righteousness -- righteousness thou dost pursue, so that thou livest, and hast possessed the land which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 25:15

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 25:15 - Thou hast a stone complete and just, thou hast an ephah complete and just, so that they prolong thy days on the ground which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee;

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 33:19

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:19 - Peoples to the mountain they call, There they sacrifice righteous sacrifices; For the abundance of the seas they suck, And hidden things hidden in the sand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 6:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:29 - Turn back, I pray you, let it not be perverseness, Yea, turn back again -- my righteousness is in it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 8:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 8:3 - Doth God pervert judgment? And doth the Mighty One pervert justice?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 8:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 8:6 - If pure and upright thou art, Surely now He waketh for thee, And hath completed The habitation of thy righteousness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 29:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 29:14 - Righteousness I have put on, and it clotheth me, As a robe and a diadem my justice.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 31:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:6 - He doth weigh me in righteous balances, And God doth know my integrity.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 35:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 35:2 - This hast thou reckoned for judgment: Thou hast said -- 'My righteousness is more than God's?'

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 36:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:3 - I lift up my knowledge from afar, And to my Maker I ascribe righteousness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 4:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 4:1 - To the Overseer with Stringed Instruments. -- A Psalm of David. In my calling answer Thou me, O God of my righteousness. In adversity Thou gavest enlargement to me; Favour me, and hear my prayer.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 4:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 4:5 - Sacrifice ye sacrifices of righteousness, And trust ye unto Jehovah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 7:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 7:8 - Jehovah doth judge the peoples; Judge me, O Jehovah, According to my righteousness, And according to mine integrity on me,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 7:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 7:17 - I thank Jehovah, According to His righteousness, And praise the name of Jehovah Most High!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 9:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:4 - For Thou hast done my judgment and my right. Thou hast sat on a throne, A judge of righteousness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 9:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:8 - And He judgeth the world in righteousness, He judgeth the peoples in uprightness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 15:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 15:2 - He who is walking uprightly, And working righteousness, And speaking truth in his heart.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 17:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 17:1 - A Prayer of David. Hear, O Jehovah, righteousness, attend my cry, Give ear to my prayer, without lips of deceit.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 17:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 17:15 - I -- in righteousness, I see Thy face; I am satisfied, in awaking, with Thy form!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:20 - Jehovah doth recompense me According to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands, He doth return to me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:24 - And Jehovah doth return to me, According to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands, Over-against his eyes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 23:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 23:3 - My soul He refresheth, He leadeth me in paths of righteousness, For His name's sake,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 35:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:24 - Judge me according to Thy righteousness, O Jehovah my God, And they do not rejoice over me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 35:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:27 - They sing and rejoice, who are desiring my righteousness, And they say continually, 'Jehovah is magnified, Who is desiring the peace of His servant.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 35:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:28 - And my tongue uttereth Thy righteousness, All the day Thy praise!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 37:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:6 - And hath brought out as light thy righteousness, And thy judgment as noon-day.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 40:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:9 - I have proclaimed tidings of righteousness In the great assembly, lo, my lips I restrain not, O Jehovah, Thou hast known.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 45:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 45:4 - As to Thy majesty -- prosper! -- ride! Because of truth, and meekness -- righteousness, And Thy right hand showeth Thee fearful things.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 45:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 45:7 - Thou hast loved righteousness and hatest wickedness, Therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee, Oil of joy above thy companions.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 48:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 48:10 - As is Thy name, O God, so is Thy praise, Over the ends of the earth, Righteousness hath filled Thy right hand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 50:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 50:6 - And the heavens declare His righteousness, For God Himself is judge. Selah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 51:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 51:19 - Then Thou desirest sacrifices of righteousness, Burnt-offering, and whole burnt-offering, Then they offer bullocks on thine altar!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 52:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 52:3 - Thou hast loved evil rather than good, Lying, than speaking righteousness. Selah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 58:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 58:1 - To the Overseer. -- 'Destroy not.' -- A secret treasure, by David. Is it true, O dumb one, righteously ye speak? Uprightly ye judge, O sons of men?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 65:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 65:5 - By fearful things in righteousness Thou answerest us, O God of our salvation, The confidence of all far off ends of earth and sea.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 72:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 72:2 - He judgeth Thy people with righteousness, And Thy poor with judgment.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 85:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 85:10 - Kindness and truth have met, Righteousness and peace have kissed,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 85:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 85:11 - Truth from the earth springeth up, And righteousness from heaven looketh out,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 85:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 85:13 - Righteousness before Him goeth, And maketh His footsteps for a way!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 89:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:14 - Righteousness and judgment Are the fixed place of Thy throne, Kindness and truth go before Thy face.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 94:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:15 - For to righteousness judgment turneth back, And after it all the upright of heart,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 96:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 96:13 - Before Jehovah, for He hath come, For He hath come to judge the earth. He judgeth the world in righteousness, And the peoples in His faithfulness!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 97:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 97:2 - Cloud and darkness are round about Him, Righteousness and judgment the basis of His throne.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 97:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 97:6 - The heavens declared His righteousness, And all the peoples have seen His honour.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 98:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 98:9 - Before Jehovah, For He hath come to judge the earth, He judgeth the world in righteousness, And the people in uprightness!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 118:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 118:19 - Open ye to me gates of righteousness, I enter into them -- I thank Jah.

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