15 Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous;
Do not plunder his resting place;

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Saying 27

15 Do not lurk like a thief near the house of the righteous,
    do not plunder their dwelling place;

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24 (A)But their plot became known to Saul. And they watched the gates day and night, to kill him.

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24 but Saul learned of their plan.(A) Day and night they kept close watch on the city gates in order to kill him.

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19 But I was like a docile lamb brought to the slaughter; and I did not know that they had devised schemes against me, saying, “Let us destroy the tree with its fruit, (A)and let us cut him off from (B)the land of the living, that his name may be remembered no more.”

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19 I had been like a gentle lamb led to the slaughter;(A) I did not realize that they had plotted(B) against me, saying,

“Let us destroy the tree and its fruit;
    let us cut him off from the land of the living,(C)
    that his name be remembered(D) no more.”

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18 My people will dwell in a peaceful habitation,
In secure dwellings, and in quiet (A)resting places,

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18 My people will live in peaceful(A) dwelling places,
    in secure homes,(B)
    in undisturbed places of rest.(C)

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The proud have hidden a (A)snare for me, and cords;
They have spread a net by the wayside;
They have set traps for me. Selah

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The arrogant have hidden a snare(A) for me;
    they have spread out the cords of their net(B)
    and have set traps(C) for me along my path.

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20 Now therefore, O king, come down according to all the desire of your soul to come down; and (A)our part shall be to deliver him into the king’s hand.”

21 And Saul said, “Blessed are you of the Lord, for you have compassion on me. 22 Please go and find out for sure, and see the place where his hideout is, and who has seen him there. For I am told he is very crafty. 23 See therefore, and take knowledge of all the lurking places where he hides; and come back to me with certainty, and I will go with you. And it shall be, if he is in the land, that I will search for him throughout all the [a]clans of Judah.”

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 23:23 Lit. thousands

20 Now, Your Majesty, come down whenever it pleases you to do so, and we will be responsible for giving(A) him into your hands.”

21 Saul replied, “The Lord bless(B) you for your concern(C) for me. 22 Go and get more information. Find out where David usually goes and who has seen him there. They tell me he is very crafty. 23 Find out about all the hiding places he uses and come back to me with definite information. Then I will go with you; if he is in the area, I will track(D) him down among all the clans of Judah.”

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asking a favor against him, that he would summon him to Jerusalem—(A)while they lay in ambush along the road to kill him.

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They requested Festus, as a favor to them, to have Paul transferred to Jerusalem, for they were preparing an ambush to kill him along the way.(A)

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16 So when Paul’s sister’s son heard of their ambush, he went and entered the barracks and told Paul.

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16 But when the son of Paul’s sister heard of this plot, he went into the barracks(A) and told Paul.

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and (A)plotted to take Jesus by [a]trickery and kill Him.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 26:4 deception

and they schemed to arrest Jesus secretly and kill him.(A)

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28 (A)Do not remove the ancient [a]landmark
Which your fathers have set.

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  1. Proverbs 22:28 boundary

Saying 5

28 Do not move an ancient boundary stone(A)
    set up by your ancestors.

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11 If they say, “Come with us,
Let us (A)lie in wait to shed blood;
Let us lurk secretly for the innocent without cause;

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11 If they say, “Come along with us;
    let’s lie in wait(A) for innocent blood,
    let’s ambush some harmless soul;

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For look, they lie in wait for my life;
(A)The mighty gather against me,
Not for my transgression nor for my sin, O Lord.

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See how they lie in wait for me!
    Fierce men conspire(A) against me
    for no offense or sin of mine, Lord.

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They gather together,
They hide, they mark my steps,
When they lie in wait for my life.

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They conspire,(A) they lurk,
    they watch my steps,(B)
    hoping to take my life.(C)

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