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Old Testament Era5 quotes
O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever. — David · 430 BCThe Lord searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts. — David · 430 BCFor we are strangers before thee, and sojourners, as were all our fathers: our days on the earth are as a shadow, and there is none abiding. — David · 430 BCO my son Absalom—my son, my son Absalom—if only I had died in your place! O Absalom my son, my son! — David · 722 BCThe Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer. — David · 722 BCClassical antiquity1 quote
Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied. — David · 1010 BC