Psalms 17:12
“Like as a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.”
They are inclosed in their own fat: with their mouth they speak proudly.
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.
Arise, O Lord, disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, which is thy sword:
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.
Related Verses
“They gaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion.”
“Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings,”
“Lest he tear my soul like a lion, rending it in pieces, while there is none to deliver.”
“The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing.”
“From the wicked that oppress me, from my deadly enemies, who compass me about.”