He lieth: Psalms 17:12, Psalms 59:3; Micah 7:2; Acts 23:21
secretly: Heb. in the secret places, Lamentations 3:10; Amos 3:4; Nahum 2:11-12; Zechariah 11:3
to catch: Jeremiah 5:26; Ezekiel 19:3-6; Habakkuk 1:15; John 10:12
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Psalms 10:9
Psalms 10:9
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