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Lexicon :: Strong's H6963 - qôl

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קוֹל
Transliteration
qôl
Pronunciation
kole
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From an unused root meaning to call aloud
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1998a,2028b

Strong’s Definitions

קוֹל qôwl, kole; or קֹל qôl; from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound:—+ aloud, bleating, crackling, cry (+ out), fame, lightness, lowing, noise, + hold peace, (pro-) claim, proclamation, + sing, sound, + spark, thunder(-ing), voice, + yell.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 506x

The KJV translates Strong's H6963 in the following manner: voice (383x), noise (49x), sound (39x), thunder (10x), proclamation (with H5674) (4x), send out (with H5414) (2x), thunderings (2x), fame (1x), miscellaneous (16x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 506x
The KJV translates Strong's H6963 in the following manner: voice (383x), noise (49x), sound (39x), thunder (10x), proclamation (with H5674) (4x), send out (with H5414) (2x), thunderings (2x), fame (1x), miscellaneous (16x).

  1. voice, sound, noise

    1. voice

    2. sound (of instrument)

  2. lightness, frivolity

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
קוֹל qôwl, kole; or קֹל qôl; from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound:—+ aloud, bleating, crackling, cry (+ out), fame, lightness, lowing, noise, + hold peace, (pro-) claim, proclamation, + sing, sound, + spark, thunder(-ing), voice, + yell.
STRONGS H6963: Abbreviations
קוֺל (sometimes, with prefix and suffix, קֹל)506 noun masculineGenesis 39:14 sound, voice; — absolute קוֺל Genesis 4:10 + (הַקֹּל Genesis 27:22; Genesis 45:16); construct קוֺל Genesis 3:8 + (וְקֹל Exodus 19:16, לְקֹל Exodus 4:8 (twice in verse)); suffix קוֺלִי 1 Samuel 26:17 +, קוֺלְךָ Judges 18:25 +, etc. (קֹלִי Genesis 22:18, קֹלֶ֑ךָ Exodus 3:18, etc.); plural (usually of thunder) קֹלֹת Exodus 9:23 + 4 times, קוֺלֹת Exodus 20:18 (Gi Exodus 20:15), קֹלוֺת 1 Samuel 2:17 + 5 times; —
1. sound: especially
a. of human voice Joshua 6:10; 2 Kings 7:10; in speech Genesis 27:22 (twice in verse); 1 Samuel 1:13; 1 Samuel 24:17; 1 Samuel 26:17 (twice in verse); recognized (הִכִּיר) 1 Samuel 26:17; Jeremiah 18:3; יְפֵה ק׳ Ezekiel 33:32 pleasant of voice, compare Songs 2:14 (twice in verse); Songs 8:13; in singing Exodus 32:18; 2 Samuel 19:36; Isaiah 52:8, calling Judges 9:7, shouting Exodus 32:17; 1 Samuel 4:6 (twice in verse); 1 Kings 1:40; Ezra 3:13, rejoicing Jeremiah 7:34 (4 times in verse) = Jeremiah 16:9; Jeremiah 25:10; Jeremiah 33:11, praise Psalm 66:8; Psalm 26:7; Joel 2:10, laughter Jeremiah 30:19, weeping Genesis 21:16; Judges 2:4; 1 Samuel 11:4; Ruth 1:9, 14; Ezra 3:13, outcry Genesis 39:15, 18; 1 Samuel 4:14; Jeremiah 8:19, distress, lament Jeremiah 9:18; Ezekiel 27:30; Zechariah 11:3; Psalm 102:6, supplication Psalm 28:2; Psalm 28:6; Psalm 31:23; Psalm 86:6; adverb אֶחָד ק׳ with one voice Exodus 24:3; 2 Chronicles 5:13, גָּדוֺל ק׳ loud voice 2 Samuel 15:23 + (compare ג׳ בְּק׳ Genesis 39:14; 1 Samuel 28:12 +), רָם ק׳ Deuteronomy 27:14; נָשָׂא ק׳ Genesis 21:16 + (see נָשָׂא 1b (5)), הֵרִים ק׳ Genesis 39:15 + (see דום Hiph.); on ק׳ as independent noun, followed by subject + verb of calling Psalm 3:5; Psalm 27:7; Psalm 142:2 see Ges§ 144 m.
b. of י׳ Genesis 3:8, 10; Isaiah 6:8; Exodus 19:19; 1 Kings 19:3; Micah 6:9; Ezekiel 10:5 (compare also 2b) +; adverb גָּדוֺל ק׳ Deuteronomy 5:19; Ezekiel 9:1; דְּמָמָה דַקָּה ק׳ 1 Kings 19:12.
c. of seraph Isaiah 6:4.
d. of angel Daniel 8:16 (אָדָם ק׳ i.e. in human speech, compare Bev); דְּבָרָיו ק׳ Daniel 10:6, 9 (twice in verse).
e. of animals: bleating of sheep 1 Samuel 15:14, lowing of cattle 1 Samuel 15:14; Jeremiah 9:9, neighing of horses Jeremiah 8:16, roaring of lion Amos 3:4; Jeremiah 2:15 +, hissing of serpent Jeremiah 46:22 (in simile), singing of birds Nahum 2:8; Zephaniah 2:14; Psalm 104:12; Songs 2:12; Ecclesiastes 12:4.
f. exclamation, at beginning of clause, a sound of...! = hark! Genesis 4:10; Isaiah 13:4; Isaiah 40:3; Isaiah 52:8; Jeremiah 4:15; Jeremiah 10:22; Jeremiah 50:28; Songs 2:8; Songs 5:2 (Ges§ 146 b).
2. sound:
a. of instrument, especially (הַ)שֹּׁפָר ק׳ Exodus 9:16; Exodus 20:18 (Gi Exodus 20:15) Amos 2:2; 1 Kings 1:41 +, חֲצֹצְרוֺת וגו׳ 2 Chronicles 5:13, כִּנּוֺר Ezekiel 26:13, עוּנָב Job 21:12; of פַּעֲמֹנִים on high priest's robe Exodus 28:35.
b. thunder-clap or peal (compare Dr 1 Samuel 12:17), קוֺל י׳ (or קוֺלוֺ) Amos 1:2; Isaiah 30:30, 31; Jeremiah 10:13 = Jeremiah 51:16, Joel 2:11; Joel 4:16 [Joel 3:16]; Psalm 18:14 = 2 Samuel 22:14; Psalm 29:3; Psalm 29:7; Psalm 46:7; Job 37:4 (compare 1 Samuel 7:10; Psalm 77:18; Psalm 77:19; Psalm 104:7), so especially plural absolute (see above) Exodus 9:23, 28, 29, 33, 34; Exodus 19:16; Exodus 20:18 (Gi Exodus 20:15), 1 Samuel 7:10; 1 Samuel 12:17, 18; Job 28:26 = Job 38:25.
c. קוֺל רַגְלֶיהָ 1 Kings 14:6 compare 2 Kings 6:32, and (probably) Genesis 3:8; also (הַ)צְּעָדָה ק׳ 2 Samuel 5:24 = 1 Chronicles 14:15; of runners 2 Kings 11:13; 2 Chronicles 23:12.
d. stamping of hoofs Jeremiah 47:3; Ezekiel 26:10) + chariots, etc.), compare 1 Kings 1:41.
e. of chariots Nahum 3:2; Joel 2:5; wheels Ezekiel 3:13; whip Nahum 3:2.
f. of sea, and great waters Habakkuk 3:10; Ezekiel 1:24; Ezekiel 43:2; Psalm 93:3; Psalm 93:4, compare Jeremiah 50:42 (in simile); צִנּוֺרֶיךָ ק׳ Psalm 42:8.
g. earthquake Ezekiel 37:7.
h. a fall Jeremiah 49:21; Ezekiel 26:15; Ezekiel 31:16.
i. of a multitude 1 Samuel 4:14; Isaiah 13:4; Ezekiel 23:42.
j. din of war Exodus 32:17; Jeremiah 50:22, 46; Jeremiah 51:55; Lamentations 2:7.
k. of wings Ezekiel 1:24; Ezekiel 3:13; Ezekiel 10:5.
l. flame Joel 2:5; crackling of thorns Ecclesiastes 7:6; rustling of leaves Leviticus 26:36.
m. millstones Jeremiah 25:10; Ecclesiastes 12:4.
3. of articulate speech, thing said:
a.
(1) often of human advice, command, entreaty Genesis 3:17; Genesis 4:23; Exodus 3:18; Exodus 4:1, 9; Deuteronomy 1:45; Deuteronomy 21:18 (twice in verse); Deuteronomy 21:20; 1 Samuel 2:25; 1 Samuel 8:7, 9; 2 Samuel 12:18; דִּבְרֵיכֶם ק׳ Deuteronomy 1:34; Deuteronomy 5:25; even of written words 2 Kings 10:6; so also הָאֹת ק׳ Exodus 4:8 (twice in verse) voice (teaching) of the sign.
(2) of a report Genesis 45:16; Ecclesiastes 10:20.
(3) of a proclamation Exodus 36:6 (P), 2 Chronicles 24:9; 30:5; 36:22 = Ezra 1:1; Ezra 10:7; Nehemiah 8:15.
(4) אָלָה ק׳ Leviticus 5:1 utterance of adjuration.
b. often (especially Deuteronomy, Jeremiah) of words of י׳ Genesis 22:18; Genesis 26:5; Exodus 5:2; Exodus 15:26; Exodus 19:5; Deuteronomy 8:20; Deuteronomy 9:23; Deuteronomy 13:15; Deuteronomy 13:19 +, Judges 2:2, 20; Judges 6:10; 1 Samuel 12:14, 15; 1 Samuel 15:1, 19, 20, 22; Jeremiah 3:13, 25; Jeremiah 7:23 +; of מַלְאַךְ י׳ Exodus 23:21, 22. — קֹל Jeremiah 3:9 see below קלל.

קֹל noun [masculine] lightness, frivolity (so Vrss Ki Gie; Gf thinks = קָלוֺן; > = voice); — מִקֹּל זְנוּנָהּ Jeremiah 3:9. — קֹל voice, see קוֺל above.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

3:8; 3:8; 3:8; 3:10; 3:17; 4:10; 4:10; 4:23; 21:16; 21:16; 22:18; 22:18; 26:5; 27:22; 27:22; 39:14; 39:14; 39:15; 39:15; 39:18; 45:16; 45:16

Exodus

3:18; 3:18; 4:1; 4:8; 4:8; 4:9; 5:2; 9:16; 9:23; 9:23; 9:28; 9:29; 9:33; 9:34; 15:26; 19:5; 19:16; 19:16; 19:19; 20:15; 20:15; 20:15; 20:18; 20:18; 20:18; 23:21; 23:22; 24:3; 28:35; 32:17; 32:17; 32:18; 36:6

Leviticus

5:1; 26:36

Deuteronomy

1:34; 1:45; 5:19; 5:25; 8:20; 9:23; 13:15; 21:18; 21:20; 27:14

Joshua

6:10

Judges

2:2; 2:4; 2:20; 6:10; 9:7; 18:25

Ruth

1:9; 1:14

1 Samuel

1:13; 2:17; 2:25; 4:6; 4:14; 4:14; 7:10; 7:10; 8:7; 8:9; 11:4; 12:14; 12:15; 12:17; 12:17; 12:18; 15:1; 15:14; 15:14; 15:19; 15:20; 15:22; 24:17; 26:17; 26:17; 26:17; 28:12

2 Samuel

5:24; 12:18; 15:23; 19:36; 22:14

1 Kings

1:40; 1:41; 1:41; 14:6; 19:3; 19:12

2 Kings

6:32; 7:10; 10:6; 11:13

1 Chronicles

14:15

2 Chronicles

5:13; 5:13; 23:12; 24:9; 30:5; 36:22

Ezra

1:1; 3:13; 3:13; 10:7

Nehemiah

8:15

Job

21:12; 28:26; 37:4; 38:25

Psalms

3:5; 18:14; 26:7; 27:7; 28:2; 28:6; 29:3; 29:7; 31:23; 42:8; 46:7; 66:8; 77:18; 77:19; 86:6; 93:3; 93:4; 102:6; 104:7; 104:12; 142:2

Ecclesiastes

7:6; 10:20; 12:4; 12:4

Song of Songs

2:8; 2:12; 2:14; 5:2; 8:13

Isaiah

6:4; 6:8; 13:4; 13:4; 30:30; 30:31; 40:3; 52:8; 52:8

Jeremiah

2:15; 3:9; 3:9; 3:13; 3:25; 4:15; 7:23; 7:34; 8:16; 8:19; 9:9; 9:18; 10:13; 10:22; 16:9; 18:3; 25:10; 25:10; 30:19; 33:11; 46:22; 47:3; 49:21; 50:22; 50:28; 50:42; 50:46; 51:16; 51:55

Lamentations

2:7

Ezekiel

1:24; 1:24; 3:13; 3:13; 9:1; 10:5; 10:5; 23:42; 26:10; 26:13; 26:15; 27:30; 31:16; 33:32; 37:7; 43:2

Daniel

8:16; 10:6; 10:9

Joel

2:5; 2:5; 2:10; 2:11; 3:16

Amos

1:2; 2:2; 3:4

Micah

6:9

Nahum

2:8; 3:2; 3:2

Habakkuk

3:10

Zephaniah

2:14

Zechariah

11:3

H6963

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Strong's Number H6963 matches the Hebrew קוֹל (qôl),
which occurs 59 times in 54 verses in 'Psa' in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 2 (Psa 3:4–Psa 119:149)

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 3:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 3:4 - I cried out to the LORD,
and he answered me from his holy mountain.
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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 5:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 5:2 - Listen to my cry for help, my King and my God,
for I pray to no one but you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 5:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 5:3 - Listen to my voice in the morning, LORD.
Each morning I bring my requests to you and wait expectantly.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 6:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 6:8 - Go away, all you who do evil,
for the LORD has heard my weeping.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:6 - But in my distress I cried out to the LORD;
yes, I prayed to my God for help.
He heard me from his sanctuary;
my cry to him reached his ears.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:13 - The LORD thundered from heaven;
the voice of the Most High resounded
amid the hail and burning coals.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 19:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 19:3 - They speak without a sound or word;
their voice is never heard.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 26:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 26:7 - singing a song of thanksgiving
and telling of all your wonders.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 27:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 27:7 - Hear me as I pray, O LORD.
Be merciful and answer me!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 28:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 28:2 - Listen to my prayer for mercy
as I cry out to you for help,
as I lift my hands toward your holy sanctuary.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 28:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 28:6 - Praise the LORD!
For he has heard my cry for mercy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 29:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 29:3 - The voice of the LORD echoes above the sea.
The God of glory thunders.
The LORD thunders over the mighty sea.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 29:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 29:4 - The voice of the LORD is powerful;
the voice of the LORD is majestic.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 29:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 29:5 - The voice of the LORD splits the mighty cedars;
the LORD shatters the cedars of Lebanon.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 29:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 29:7 - The voice of the LORD strikes
with bolts of lightning.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 29:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 29:8 - The voice of the LORD makes the barren wilderness quake;
the LORD shakes the wilderness of Kadesh.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 29:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 29:9 - The voice of the LORD twists mighty oaks[fn]
and strips the forests bare.
In his Temple everyone shouts, “Glory!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:22 - In panic I cried out,
“I am cut off from the LORD!”
But you heard my cry for mercy
and answered my call for help.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 42:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 42:4 - My heart is breaking
as I remember how it used to be:
I walked among the crowds of worshipers,
leading a great procession to the house of God,
singing for joy and giving thanks
amid the sound of a great celebration!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 42:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 42:7 - I hear the tumult of the raging seas
as your waves and surging tides sweep over me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 44:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 44:16 - All we hear are the taunts of our mockers.
All we see are our vengeful enemies.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 46:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 46:6 - The nations are in chaos,
and their kingdoms crumble!
God’s voice thunders,
and the earth melts!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 47:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 47:1 - For the choir director: A psalm of the descendants of Korah.

Come, everyone! Clap your hands!
Shout to God with joyful praise!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 47:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 47:5 - God has ascended with a mighty shout.
The LORD has ascended with trumpets blaring.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:3 - My enemies shout at me,
making loud and wicked threats.
They bring trouble on me
and angrily hunt me down.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:17 - Morning, noon, and night
I cry out in my distress,
and the LORD hears my voice.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 58:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 58:5 - ignoring the tunes of the snake charmers,
no matter how skillfully they play.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 64:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 64:1 - For the choir director: A psalm of David.

O God, listen to my complaint.
Protect my life from my enemies’ threats.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 66:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 66:8 - Let the whole world bless our God
and loudly sing his praises.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 66:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 66:19 - But God did listen!
He paid attention to my prayer.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:33

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:33 - Sing to the one who rides across the ancient heavens,
his mighty voice thundering from the sky.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 74:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 74:23 - Don’t overlook what your enemies have said
or their growing uproar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 77:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 77:1 - For Jeduthun, the choir director: A psalm of Asaph.

I cry out to God; yes, I shout.
Oh, that God would listen to me!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 77:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 77:17 - The clouds poured down rain;
the thunder rumbled in the sky.
Your arrows of lightning flashed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 77:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 77:18 - Your thunder roared from the whirlwind;
the lightning lit up the world!
The earth trembled and shook.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 81:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 81:11 - “But no, my people wouldn’t listen.
Israel did not want me around.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 86:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 86:6 - Listen closely to my prayer, O LORD;
hear my urgent cry.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 93:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 93:3 - The floods have risen up, O LORD.
The floods have roared like thunder;
the floods have lifted their pounding waves.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 93:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 93:4 - But mightier than the violent raging of the seas,
mightier than the breakers on the shore—
the LORD above is mightier than these!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 95:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 95:7 - for he is our God.
We are the people he watches over,
the flock under his care.
If only you would listen to his voice today!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 98:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 98:5 - Sing your praise to the LORD with the harp,
with the harp and melodious song,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 98:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 98:6 - with trumpets and the sound of the ram’s horn.
Make a joyful symphony before the LORD, the King!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 102:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 102:5 - Because of my groaning,
I am reduced to skin and bones.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 103:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 103:20 - Praise the LORD, you angels,
you mighty ones who carry out his plans,
listening for each of his commands.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:7 - At your command, the water fled;
at the sound of your thunder, it hurried away.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:12 - The birds nest beside the streams
and sing among the branches of the trees.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:25 - Instead, they grumbled in their tents
and refused to obey the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 116:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 116:1 - I love the LORD because he hears my voice
and my prayer for mercy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 118:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 118:15 - Songs of joy and victory are sung in the camp of the godly.
The strong right arm of the LORD has done glorious things!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:149

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:149 - In your faithful love, O LORD, hear my cry;
let me be revived by following your regulations.

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