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.
Psalm 17:12 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition like as a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Like as a lion that is greedy of his prey, And as it were a young lion lurking in secret places. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Like a lion greedy and eager to tear his prey, and as a young lion lurking in hidden places. American Standard Version (1901) He is like a lion that is greedy of his prey, And as it were a young lion lurking in secret places. Common English Bible They are like a lion eager to rip its prey; they are like a strong young lion lying in wait. Catholic Public Domain Version And he set darkness as his hiding place, with his tabernacle all around him: dark waters in the clouds of the air. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he made darkness his covert, his pavilion round about him: dark waters in the clouds of the air. |
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.
lest he tear my soul like a lion, rending it in pieces, while there is none to deliver.
Notwithstanding the Lord stood with me, and strengthened me; that by me the preaching might be fully known, and that all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.
Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: