17 Don’t say, “I will be hidden from the Lord,” and “Who will remember me from on high?” I will not be known among so many people, for what is my soul in a boundless creation? (WEB) 18 Behold, heaven, the heaven of heavens, the deep, and the earth, will be moved when he visits. (WEB) 19 The mountains and the foundations of the earth together are shaken with trembling when he looks at them. (WEB)
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