Verse 12
Psalms 17:12
English Revised Version
12
He is like a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.
Original Language Text
hebrew
דִּמְיֹנ֗/וֹ כְּ֭/אַרְיֵה יִכְס֣וֹף לִ/טְר֑וֹף וְ֝/כִ/כְפִ֗יר יֹשֵׁ֥ב בְּ/מִסְתָּרִֽים
English Translation
Like a lion, he desires to tear apart; like a young lion, he sits in hiding.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 17 Context
1
A Prayer of David. Hear the right, O LORD, attend unto my cry; give ear unto my prayer, that goeth n...
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2
Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; let thine eyes look upon equity.
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3
Thou hast proved mine heart; thou hast visited me in the night; thou hast tried me, and findest noth...
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4
As for the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the ways of the violent.
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5
My steps have held fast to thy paths, my feet have not slipped.
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6
I have called upon thee, for thou wilt answer me, O God (Elohim): incline thine ear unto me, and hea...
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7
Shew thy marvelous lovingkindness, O thou that savest them which put their trust in thee from those...
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8
Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings,
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9
From the wicked that spoil me, my deadly enemies, that compass me about.
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10
They are enclosed in their own fat: with their mouth they speak proudly.
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11
They have now compassed us in our steps: they set their eyes to cast us down to the earth.
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12
He is like a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.
13
Arise, O LORD, confront him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked by thy sword;
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14
From men, by thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world, whose portion is in this life, and whose belly...
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15
As for me, I shall behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy li...
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