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Practice № 11 of 12

A past spine

The poem hides a 6-letter word. Each line holds one letter of it, in order — but nothing says which letter. Six guesses. Find the spine.

Beside them, he leadeth me.

  1. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil:Psalm 23:4
  2. But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.Psalm 1:2
  3. Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies:Psalm 23:5
  4. he leadeth me beside the still waters.Psalm 23:2
  5. He restoreth my soul:Psalm 23:3
  6. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.Psalm 23:1

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