The wicked watches the righteous, and seeks to kill him.
KJV
The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.
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The wicked watcheth the righteous,.... All his motions and steps, his works and actions; he watches for his halting, and to take all opportunities and advantages against him; see
Jer 20:10
;
and seeketh to slay him; murder his reputation, destroy his substance, and take away his life: some understand it of the devil, who watches the saints, observes their failings, accuses then, before the throne, and seeks to devour them,
Pe1 5:8
.
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