Psalms 17:11
As for our own goings, now, have they surrounded us,—Their eyes, they fix, bending to the earth:
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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
10Their own fat [heart], have they shut up,—With their mouth, have they spoken proudly.
12His likeness, is as a lion, that longeth to rend, and as a young lion, lurking in secret places.
Cross References
1 Samuel 24:2Then Saul took three thousand chosen men, out of all Israel,—and went to seek David and his men, over the face of the rocks of the mountain-goats.
Psalms 10:8He abideth in the lurking-place of villages, In the hiding-places, he murdereth the innocent,—His eyes, for the unfortunate, are on the watch:
Psalms 88:17They have surrounded me like waters, all the day, They have come circling against me 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 →