The murderer rises at dawn
to kill the poor and needy,
and by night he becomes a thief.

The next morning David wrote a letter to Joab and sent it with Uriah.

He waits in ambush near the villages;
he kills the innocent in secret places.
His eyes are on the lookout for the helpless;

Woe to those who dream up wickedness
and prepare evil plans on their beds!
At morning light they accomplish it
because the power is in their hands.

But know this: If the homeowner had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into.

Therefore, do not become their partners.

For you yourselves know very well that the Day of the Lord will come just like a thief in the night.

Remember, therefore, what you have received and heard; keep it, and repent. But if you are not alert, I will come like a thief, and you have no idea at what hour I will come against you.

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Summary

The murderer rising with the light killeth the poor and needy, and in the night is as a thief.

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Murderer

The next morning David wrote a letter to Joab and sent it with Uriah.
He waits in ambush near the villages;
he kills the innocent in secret places.
His eyes are on the lookout for the helpless;
Woe to those who dream up wickedness
and prepare evil plans on their beds!
At morning light they accomplish it
because the power is in their hands.
Therefore, do not become their partners.

General references

The sun rises; they go back
and lie down in their dens.
That light shines in the darkness,
yet the darkness did not overcome it.

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