Psalm 17:12

New Living Translation

They are like hungry lions, eager to tear me apart— like young lions hiding in ambush.

Cross References

Psalm 10:9

Like lions crouched in hiding, they wait to pounce on the helpless. Like hunters they capture the helpless and drag them away in nets.

Psalm 22:13

Like lions they open their jaws against me, roaring and tearing into their prey.

Psalm 7:2

If you don’t, they will maul me like a lion, tearing me to pieces with no one to rescue me.

2 Timothy 4:17

But the Lord stood with me and gave me strength so that I might preach the Good News in its entirety for all the Gentiles to hear. And he rescued me from certain death.

1 Peter 5:8

Stay alert! Watch out for your great enemy, the devil. He prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour.