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The eye of the adulterer watches for dusk; he thinks, ‘No eye will see me,’ and he keeps his face concealed.
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The house he builds is like a moth’s cocoon, like a hut made by a watchman.
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“How I long for the months gone by, for the days when God watched over me,
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He fastens my feet in shackles; he keeps close watch on all my paths.’
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“Do you know when the mountain goats give birth? Do you watch when the doe bears her fawn?
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For the Lord watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked leads to destruction.
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He lies in wait near the villages; from ambush he murders the innocent. His eyes watch in secret for his victims;
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from his dwelling place he watches all who live on earth—
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Psalm 39
For the director of music. For Jeduthun. A psalm of David.
I said, “I will watch my ways and keep my tongue from sin; I will put a muzzle on my mouth while in the presence of the wicked.”
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They conspire, they lurk, they watch my steps, hoping to take my life.
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Psalm 59
For the director of music. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” Of David. A miktam. When Saul had sent men to watch David’s house in order to kill him.
Deliver me from my enemies, O God; be my fortress against those who are attacking me.
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You are my strength, I watch for you; you, God, are my fortress,
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On my bed I remember you; I think of you through the watches of the night.
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He rules forever by his power, his eyes watch the nations— let not the rebellious rise up against him.
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Return to us, God Almighty! Look down from heaven and see! Watch over this vine,
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A thousand years in your sight are like a day that has just gone by, or like a watch in the night.
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My eyes stay open through the watches of the night, that I may meditate on your promises.
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He will not let your foot slip— he who watches over you will not slumber;
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indeed, he who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.
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The Lord watches over you— the Lord is your shade at your right hand;
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The Lord will keep you from all harm— he will watch over your life;
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the Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.
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Psalm 127
A song of ascents. Of Solomon.
Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labor in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the guards stand watch in vain.
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I wait for the Lord more than watchmen wait for the morning, more than watchmen wait for the morning.
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Set a guard over my mouth, Lord; keep watch over the door of my lips.
