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Psalm 17:12 KJV
Psalms · chapter 17 · verse 12
Like as a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.Psalm 17:12 · King James Version
Psalm 17:12 in context
10They are inclosed in their own fat: with their mouth they speak proudly.
11They have now compassed us in our steps: they have set their eyes bowing down to the earth;
12Like as a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.
13Arise, O LORD, disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, which is thy sword:
14From 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.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- lurkingyâshabproperly, to sit downH3427 →
- greedykâçaphproperly, to become paleH3700 →
- LikedimyôwnresemblanceH1825 →
- lionʼărîya lionH738 →
- preyṭâraphto pluck off or pull to piecesH2963 →
- lionkᵉphîyra villageH3715 →
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We may observe, in these verses, I. What David prays for. Being compassed about with enemies that sought his life, he prays to God to preserve him safely through all their attempts against him, to the crown to which he was anointed.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 8-15