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Psalms 17:12

10 They are inclosed in their own fat: with their mouth they speak proudly.

11 They have now compassed us in our steps: they have set their eyes bowing down to the earth;

Like as a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.

13 Arise, O LORD, disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, which is thy sword:

14 From men which are thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world, which have their portion in this life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid treasure: they are full of children, and leave the rest of their substance to their babes.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
like a lion greedy for prey, like a young lion lurking in ambush.
KJV
Like as a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.
WEB
He is like a lion that is greedy of his prey, as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.
ASV
He is like a lion that is greedy of his prey, And as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.
DARBY
He is like a lion that is greedy of its prey, and as a young lion lurking in secret places.
BLB
His likeness [is] as a lion longing to tear, and like a young lion lurking in hidden places.
ÅB
Han er som en løve som lengter etter å rive i stykker,
en ungløve som ligger i skjul.
OTB
Han er som en løve som er ivrig etter å rive i stykker,
Og som en ung løve som lurer på hemmelige steder.
B1930
Han er lik en løve som stunder efter å sønderrive, og en ung løve som ligger på lønnlige steder.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Psalms 7:2

    Lest he tear my soul like a lion, rending it in pieces, while there is none to deliver.

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  • Psalms 10:9

    He lieth in wait secretly as a lion in his den: he lieth in wait to catch the poor: he doth catch the poor, when he draweth him into his net.

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  • 1 Peter 5:8

    Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

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  • 2 Timothy 4:17

    Notwithstanding the Lord stood with me, and strengthened me; that by me the preaching might be fully known, and that all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.

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  • Psalms 22:13

    They gaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion.

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