3 when their anger flared against us, then they would have swallowed us alive, 4 then the floods would have engulfed us, then the torrent would have overwhelmed us,
Psalms 124:3–4
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10 Therefore snares surround you, and sudden peril terrifies you; 11 it is so dark you cannot see, and a flood of water covers you. 12 Is not God as high as the heavens? Look at the highest stars, how lofty they are!
2 Baruch 13:5–6
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2 Samuel 22:4–6
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Lamentations 5:21–22
21 Restore us to Yourself, O LORD, so we may return; renew our days as of old, 22 unless You have utterly rejected us and remain angry with us beyond measure.
Proverbs 1:26–28
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1 Maccabees 10:4–6
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2 And they carry headlong those who despise Him: and entangle their paths: (ODE) 3 And they sweep away their fords, and catch their bodies and destroy their lives. (ODE) 4 For they are more swift than lightning and more rapid, and those who cross them in faith are not moved; (ODE)
Psalms 83:14–16
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