"They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, when they wait for my soul."
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For now thou numberest my steps: dost thou not watch over my sin?
Doth not he see my ways, and count all my steps?
Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?
He sitteth in the lurking places of the villages: in the secret places doth he murder the innocent: his eyes are privily set against the poor.
The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.
They have prepared a net for my steps; my soul is bowed down: they have digged a pit before me, into the midst whereof they are fallen themselves. Selah.
Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked; from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity:
Wherewith thine enemies have reproached, O LORD; wherewith they have reproached the footsteps of thine anointed.
Behold, they shall surely gather together, but not by me: whosoever shall gather together against thee shall fall for thy sake.
For I heard the defaming of many, fear on every side. Report, say they, and we will report it. All my familiars watched for my halting, saying, Peradventure he will be enticed, and we shall prevail against him, and we shall take our revenge on him.
Then the presidents and princes sought to find occasion against Daniel concerning the kingdom; but they could find none occasion nor fault; forasmuch as he was faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him.
Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, unto the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas,
And they that had laid hold on Jesus led him away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled.
When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death:
And they watched him, and sent forth spies, which should feign themselves just men, that they might take hold of his words, that so they might deliver him unto the power and authority of the governor.
And it came to pass on the morrow, that their rulers, and elders, and scribes,
And when it was day, certain of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.
Which imagine mischiefs in their heart; continually are they gathered together for war.
For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul: the mighty are gathered against me; not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O LORD.
For mine enemies speak against me; and they that lay wait for my soul take counsel together,
They come together, they are waiting in secret places, they take note of my steps, they are waiting for my soul.
They gather themselves together, they hide themselves; they mark my steps, because they wait for my soul.
They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, when they wait for my soul.
\56:5\Every day they wrest my words: all their thoughts are against me for evil.
They conspire and lurk, Watching my steps, they are eager to take my life.
They assemble, they hide, they watch my heels, When they have expected my soul.