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1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
Studere hoc loco
11. The fifth state is when he speaks from faith and in so doing confirms himself in truth and good. What he brings forth at this point are animate and are called the fish of the sea and the birds of the air. 1
V:
1. literally, birds of the heavens (or the skies)
Thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.
11 If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me.
12 Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee.
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