Psalm 17:12

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

Like a lion greedy and eager to tear his prey, and as a young lion lurking in hidden places.

Cross References

Psalm 10:9

He lurks in secret places like a lion in his thicket; he lies in wait that he may seize the poor (the helpless and the unfortunate); he seizes the poor when he draws him into his net.

Psalm 22:13

Against me they opened their mouths wide, like a ravening and roaring lion.

Psalm 7:2

Lest my foe tear my life [from my body] like a lion, dragging me away while there is none to deliver.

2 Timothy 4:17

But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the [Gospel] message might be fully proclaimed and all the Gentiles might hear it. So I was delivered out of the jaws of the lion.

1 Peter 5:8

Be well balanced (temperate, sober of mind), be vigilant and cautious at all times; for that enemy of yours, the devil, roams around like a lion roaring [in fierce hunger], seeking someone to seize upon and devour.