Old Testament · VERSE 12

Psalms 17:12

King James Version

Like as a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.

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Psalms 17:12 in context

Psalms 17:10

They are inclosed in their own fat: with their mouth they speak proudly.

Psalms 17:11

They have now compassed us in our steps: they have set their eyes bowing down to the earth;

Psalms 17:12SELECTED VERSE

Like as a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.

Psalms 17:13

Arise, O LORD, disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, which is thy sword:

Psalms 17:14

From men which are thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world, which have their portion in this life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid treasure: they are full of children, and leave the rest of their substance to their babes.

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