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Plowed earth matches a scarred back, then cut cords signal the breaking of oppression; keep injury restrained.
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Psalms 129:3-4

he has cut the cords of the wicked

yet they have not prevailed against me · Psalms 129

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3Plowmen have plowed on my back; they have made their furrows long.

4Yahweh is righteous; he has cut the cords of the wicked.

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