Acts 4:25

Who by the mouth of thy servant David hast said, Why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things?

Ver. 25. The heathen rage] Or make a stir. The devil being cast out of heaven makes ado, so do unruly spirits led by him.

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who by the mouth of Thy servant David hast said, Why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things?
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²⁵ Who by the mouth of thy servant David hast said, Why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things?

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