Psalms 17:12
What does Psalms 17:12 mean?
A plain-English look at Psalms 17:12 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000He is like a lion that is greedy of his prey, And as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Like as a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901He is like a lion that is greedy of his prey, And as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Like a lion desiring its food, and like a young lion waiting in secret places.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862His likeness as a lion desirous to tear, As a young lion dwelling in secret places.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And he made darkness his cover, his pavilion round about him: dark waters in the clouds of the air.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890He is like a lion that is greedy of its prey, and as a young lion lurking in secret places.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 10:9
He lurketh in secret as a lion in his covert; He lieth in wait to catch the poor: He doth catch the poor, when he draweth him in his net.
- 1 Peter 5:8
Be sober, be watchful: your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
- Psalms 22:13
They gape upon me with their mouth, Asa ravening and a roaring lion.
- Psalms 7:2
Lest they tear my soul like a lion, Rending it in pieces, while there is none to deliver.
- 2 Timothy 4:17
But the Lord stood by me, and strengthened me; that through me the message might be fully proclaimed, and that all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.
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