Psalms 17:11

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They track my every step; they surround me and set their eyes to bring me down to the ground.

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  • 1 Sam 23:26 : 26 Saul was going along one side of the mountain, and David and his men were on the other side, hurrying to get away from Saul. But as Saul and his forces were closing in on David and his men to capture them,
  • 1 Sam 24:2-3 : 2 When Saul returned from pursuing the Philistines, he was told, 'David is in the wilderness of En-gedi.' 3 So Saul chose three thousand elite men from all Israel and went to search for David and his men near the rocks of the wild goats.
  • 1 Sam 26:2-3 : 2 So Saul arose and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, taking three thousand select men of Israel with him to search for David in the wilderness of Ziph. 3 Saul camped on the hill of Hachilah, which faces the wilderness along the road, while David stayed in the wilderness. When he saw that Saul had come into the wilderness after him,
  • Ps 10:8-9 : 8 He sits in ambush in the villages; in the hiding places he murders the innocent; his eyes stealthily watch for the helpless. 9 He lies in wait secretly, like a lion in his den; he lies in wait to catch the afflicted; he catches the afflicted by drawing them into his net. 10 He crouches, he bows down, and the helpless fall by his strong claws.
  • Ps 37:14 : 14 The wicked draw the sword and bend their bows to bring down the poor and the needy, to slaughter those whose ways are upright.
  • Ps 88:17 : 17 Your wrath has swept over me; your terrors have destroyed me.
  • Prov 6:13-14 : 13 winking with his eyes, signaling with his feet, pointing with his fingers. 14 He plots evil with deceit in his heart; he constantly stirs up dissension.

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