11 They advance against me;[a] now they surround me.(A)
They are determined[b]
to throw me to the ground.(B)
12 They are[c] like a lion eager to tear,
like a young lion lurking in ambush.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 17:11 Vg; one Hb ms, LXX read They cast me out; MT reads Our steps
  2. Psalm 17:11 Lit They set their eyes
  3. Psalm 17:12 Lit He is

11 They have tracked me down, they now surround me,(A)
    with eyes alert, to throw me to the ground.
12 They are like a lion(B) hungry for prey,(C)
    like a fierce lion crouching in cover.

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15 A wicked ruler over a helpless people(A)
is like a roaring lion or a charging bear.(B)

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15 Like a roaring lion or a charging bear
    is a wicked ruler over a helpless people.

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