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Psalms 17:12

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Like as a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.

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  1. Psalms 17:10

    They are inclosed in their own fat: with their mouth they speak proudly.

  2. Psalms 17:11

    They have now compassed us in our steps: they have set their eyes bowing down to the earth;

  3. Psalms 17:13

    Arise, O Lord, disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, which is thy sword:

  4. Psalms 17:14

    From men which are thy hand, O Lord, from men of the world, which have their portion in this life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid treasure: they are full of children, and leave the rest of their substance to their babes.

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