Psalm 17:12

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

They are like a lion eager to tear, like a young lion lurking in ambush.

Cross References

Psalm 10:9

they lurk in secret like a lion in its den; they lurk that they may seize the poor; they seize the poor and drag them off in their net.

Psalm 22:13

they open wide their mouths at me, like a ravening and roaring lion.

Psalm 7:2

or like a lion they will tear me apart; they will drag me away, with no one to rescue.

2 Timothy 4:17

But the Lord stood by me and gave me strength, so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed and all the gentiles might hear it. So I was rescued from the lion’s mouth.

1 Peter 5:8

Discipline yourselves; keep alert. Like a roaring lion your adversary the devil prowls around, looking for someone to devour.