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A covered head in battle accompanies trust and the plea that wicked plans fail.
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Psalms 140:6-8

you have covered my head in the day of battle

the venom of a viper is under their lips · Psalms 140

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6I said to Yahweh, “You are my God.” O Yahweh, listen to the voice of my pleas.

7O Yahweh, my Lord, the strength of my salvation, you have covered my head in the day of battle.

8O Yahweh, do not grant the desires of the wicked; do not let his scheme succeed, lest they be exalted. Selah

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