and they: Psalms 10:9, Psalms 56:6; Proverbs 1:11
lay wait for: Heb. watch or observe, Psalms 37:32-33; 1 Samuel 19:11; Jeremiah 20:10
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Psalms 71:10
Psalms 71:10
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