4 I lived in high places, and my throne is in the pillar of the cloud. (WEB) 5 Alone I surrounded the circuit of heaven, and walked in the depth of the abyss. (WEB) 6 In the waves of the sea, and in all the earth, and in every people and nation, I obtained a possession. (WEB)
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