Psalms 17:11
They encompass us in all our steps; They fix their eyes upon us, that they may cast us on the ground.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
They have now compassed us in our steps: they have set their eyes bowing down to the earth;
In Context
10They shut up their hard heart; With their mouth they speak haughtily.
12They are like a lion, eager for his prey; Like a young lion, lurking in secret places.
Cross References
Psalms 10:8He sitteth in the lurking-places of the villages; In secret places doth he murder the innocent; His eyes are secretly fixed upon the poor.
Psalms 88:17They surround me daily like water; They compass me about together.
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 →