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Speaker 1: us to day. Continue your time with God by listening

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Speaker 2: David is protected. In our last story, we learned how

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Speaker 2: Crickets chirped outside the palace doors. A cool breeze slithered

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Speaker 3: Here again we see that God's will will always be done.

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