he lurks in secret like a lion in a thicket.
He lurks in order to seize the afflicted;
he seizes the afflicted and drags him in his net.

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    like a lion in cover he lies in wait.
He lies in wait to catch the helpless;(A)
    he catches the helpless and drags them off in his net.(B)

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He lieth in wait secretly as a lion in his den: he lieth in wait to catch the poor: he doth catch the poor, when he draweth him into his net.

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12 They are[a] like a lion eager to tear,
like a young lion lurking in ambush.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 17:12 Lit He is

12 They are like a lion(A) hungry for prey,(B)
    like a fierce lion crouching in cover.

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12 Like as a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.

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