Psalms 17:11
What does Psalms 17:11 mean?
A plain-English look at Psalms 17:11 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000They have now compassed us in our steps; They set their eyes to castusdown to the earth.
KJV
King James Version · 1611They have now compassed us in our steps: they have set their eyes bowing down to the earth;
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901They have now compassed us in our steps; They set their eyes to castusdown to the earth.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949They have made a circle round our steps: their eyes are fixed on us, forcing us down to the earth;
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862`Our steps now have compassed <FI>him<Fi> ;' Their eyes they set to turn aside in the land.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And he ascended upon the cherubim, and he flew; he flew upon the wings of the winds.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890They have now encompassed us in our steps; their eyes have they set, bowing down to the earth.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 88:17
They came round about me like water all the day long; They compassed me about together.
- 1 Samuel 23:26
And Saul went on this side of the mountain, and David and his men on that side of the mountain: and David made haste to get away for fear of Saul; for Saul and his men compassed David and his men round about to take them.
- Psalms 37:14
The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, To cast down the poor and needy, To slay such as are upright in the way.
- Psalms 10:8
He sitteth in the lurking-places of the villages; In the secret places doth he murder the innocent; His eyes are privily set against the helpless.
- 1 Samuel 26:2
Then Saul arose, and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, having three thousand chosen men of Israel with him, to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph.
- Proverbs 6:13
That winketh with his eyes, that speaketh with his feet, That maketh signs with his fingers;
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