Psalms 17:11

Bible in Basic English (1941)

They have made a circle round our steps: their eyes are fixed on us, forcing us down to the earth;

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Sam 23:26 : 26 And Saul and his men went on one side of the mountain, and David and his men went on the other: and David's purpose was to get away as quickly as possible, for fear of Saul; for Saul and his men were making a circle round David and his men in order to take them.
  • 1 Sam 24:2-3 : 2 Now when Saul came back from fighting the Philistines, news was given him that David was in the waste land of En-gedi. 3 Then Saul took three thousand of the best men out of all Israel, and went in search of David and his men on the rocks of the mountain goats.
  • 1 Sam 26:2-3 : 2 Then Saul went down to the waste land of Ziph, taking with him three thousand of the best men of Israel, to make search for David in the waste land of Ziph. 3 And Saul put up his tents on the hill of Hachilah, which is in front of the waste land on the road. But David was in the waste land, and he saw that Saul was coming after him.
  • Ps 10:8-9 : 8 He is waiting in the dark places of the towns: in the secret places he puts to death those who have done no wrong: his eyes are secretly turned against the poor. 9 He keeps himself in a secret place like a lion in his hole, waiting to put his hands on the poor man, and pulling him into his net. 10 The upright are crushed and made low, and the feeble are overcome by his strong ones.
  • Ps 37:14 : 14 The evil-doers have taken out their swords, their bows are bent; for crushing the poor, and to put to death those who are upright in their ways.
  • Ps 88:17 : 17 They are round me all the day like water; they have made a circle about me.
  • Prov 6:13-14 : 13 Making signs with his eyes, rubbing with his feet, and giving news with his fingers; 14 His mind is ever designing evil: he lets loose violent acts.

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    9From the evil-doers who are violent to me, and from those who are round me, desiring my death.

    10They are shut up in their fat: with their mouths they say words of pride.

  • Ps 57:6
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    6They have made ready a net for my steps; my soul is bent down; they have made a great hole before me, and have gone down into it themselves. (Selah.)

  • Ps 17:12
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    12Like a lion desiring its food, and like a young lion waiting in secret places.

  • Lam 4:18-19
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    18They go after our steps so that we may not go in our streets: our end is near, our days are numbered; for our end has come.

    19Those who went after us were quicker than the eagles of the heaven, driving us before them on the mountains, waiting secretly for us in the waste land.

  • Ps 73:6-9
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    6For this reason pride is round them like a chain; they are clothed with violent behaviour as with a robe.

    7Their eyes are bursting with fat; they have more than their heart's desire.

    8Their thoughts are deep with evil designs; their talk from their seats of power is of cruel acts.

    9Their mouth goes up to heaven; their tongues go walking through the earth.

  • Rom 11:9-10
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    9And David says, Let their table be made a net for taking them, and a stone in their way, and a punishment:

    10Let their eyes be made dark so that they may not see, and let their back be bent down at all times.

  • Ps 56:6
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    6They come together, they are waiting in secret places, they take note of my steps, they are waiting for my soul.

  • Ps 37:14
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    14The evil-doers have taken out their swords, their bows are bent; for crushing the poor, and to put to death those who are upright in their ways.

  • Ps 10:9-10
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    9He keeps himself in a secret place like a lion in his hole, waiting to put his hands on the poor man, and pulling him into his net.

    10The upright are crushed and made low, and the feeble are overcome by his strong ones.

  • Ps 140:5
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    5The men of pride have put secret cords for my feet; stretching nets in my way, so that they may take me with their tricks. (Selah.)

  • Prov 1:12
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    12Let us overcome them living, like the underworld, and in their strength, as those who go down to death;

  • Ps 22:12-13
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    12A great herd of oxen is round me: I am shut in by the strong oxen of Bashan.

    13I saw their mouths wide open, like lions crying after food.

  • Job 16:10
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    10Their mouths are open wide against me; the blows of his bitter words are falling on my face; all of them come together in a mass against me.

  • 2 Chr 20:11
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    11See now, how as our reward they have come to send us out of your land which you have given us as our heritage.

  • Ps 35:21
    74%

    21Their mouths were open wide against me, and they said, Aha, aha, our eyes have seen it.

  • Ps 124:3
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    3They would have made a meal of us while still living, in the heat of their wrath against us:

  • Ps 11:2
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    2See, the bows of the evil-doers are bent, they make ready their arrows on the cord, so that they may send them secretly against the upright in heart.

  • Ps 140:9
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    9As for those who come round me, let their heads be covered by the evil of their lips.

  • Ps 18:38
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    38I will give them wounds, so that they are not able to get up: they are stretched under my feet.

  • Lam 3:46
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    46The mouths of all our haters are open wide against us.

  • Ps 9:15
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    15The nations have gone down into the hole which they made: in their secret net is their foot taken.

  • Lam 2:16
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    16All your haters are opening their mouths wide against you; making hisses and whistling through their teeth, they say, We have made a meal of her: certainly this is the day we have been looking for; it has come, we have seen it.

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    11By him my ways have been turned on one side and I have been pulled in bits; he has made me waste.

  • Ps 59:12
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    12Because of the sin of their mouths and the word of their lips, let them even be taken in their pride; and for their curses and their deceit,

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    25Let them not say in their hearts, So we will have it: let them not say, We have put an end to him.

  • Ps 69:22-23
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    22Let their table before them be for their destruction; let their feasts become a net to take them.

    23Let their eyes be blind so that they may not see; let their bodies for ever be shaking.

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    11They are round me, yes, they are all about me; but in the name of the Lord I will have them cut down.

  • Jer 18:22
    73%

    22Let a cry for help go up from their houses, when you send an armed band on them suddenly: for they have made a hole in which to take me, and have put nets for my feet secretly.

  • Ps 20:8
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    8They are bent down and made low; but we have been lifted up.

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    12His armies come on together, they make their road high against me, and put up their tents round mine.

  • Ps 22:16
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    16Dogs have come round me: I am shut in by the band of evil-doers; they made wounds in my hands and feet.

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    2The evil-doer in his pride is cruel to the poor; let him be taken by the tricks of his invention.

  • Prov 1:18
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    18And they are secretly waiting for their blood and making ready destruction for themselves.

  • Ps 73:18
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    18You put their feet where there was danger of slipping, so that they go down into destruction.

  • Ps 44:25
    72%

    25For our souls are crushed down to the dust: our bodies are stretched out on the earth.

  • Hos 7:2
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    2And they do not say to themselves that I keep in mind all their sin; now their evil acts come round them on every side; they are before my face.

  • Ps 88:17
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    17They are round me all the day like water; they have made a circle about me.

  • Ps 21:11
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    11For their thoughts were bitter against you: they had an evil design in their minds, which they were not able to put into effect.

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    4So that in secret they may let loose their arrows at the upright, suddenly and unseen.

  • Ps 64:8
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    8The evil of their tongues is the cause of their fall; all those who see them are shaking their heads at them.