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You can catch a lizard with your hands, Yet she is in kings` palaces.
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A Lizard, Not a Spider
While older translations say 'spider,' most modern commentators argue the original Hebrew refers to a lizard, likely a gecko. The key insight is that this small creature, which can be caught by hand, uses its unique ability to cling to walls to gain access to the most exclusive of places—a king's palace.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Spider - Rather, the Gecko (or Stellio), a genus of the lizard tribe, many species of which inhabit houses, make their way through crevices …
19th Century
Anglican
The spider taketh hold with her hands.— The lizard, rather than the spider, seems to be here intended. As each first line…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
The spider takes hold with her hands On the thread she spins, or on the flies and bees she catches in her web. This …
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