Psalms 17:12
He is like a lion that is greedy of his prey, And as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.
American Standard Version
In The King James Version
Like as a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.
In Context
11They have now compassed us in our steps; They set their eyes to cast [us] down to the earth.
13Arise, O Jehovah, Confront him, cast him down: Deliver my soul from the wicked by thy sword;
Cross References
Psalms 7:2Lest they tear my soul like a lion, Rending it in pieces, while there is none to deliver.
Psalms 22:13They gape upon me with their mouth, [As] a ravening and a roaring lion.
1 Peter 5:8Be sober, be watchful: your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour,
Matthew Henry on Psalms 17:9-15
Prayer for Protecting Mercy; Character of David's Enemies. 8 Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings, 9 From the wicked that oppress me, from my deadly enemies, who compass me about. 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; 12 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,… Read the whole commentary →