Psalms 17:12

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They are like a lion eager to tear its prey, like a young lion crouching in hiding.

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  • Ps 7:2 : 2 O Lord, my God, I take refuge in You; save me from all my pursuers and deliver me.
  • Ps 10:9 : 9 He lies in wait secretly, like a lion in his den; he lies in wait to catch the afflicted; he catches the afflicted by drawing them into his net.
  • Ps 22:13 : 13 Many bulls surround me; strong ones of Bashan encircle me.
  • 2 Tim 4:17 : 17 But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the proclamation might be fully made and all the Gentiles might hear it. And I was delivered from the lion's mouth.
  • 1 Pet 5:8 : 8 Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.

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  • Lam 3:10-11
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    83%

    10He is like a bear lying in wait for me, a lion in hiding.

    11He has turned aside my ways and torn me to pieces; He has made me desolate.

  • Ps 10:8-10
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    83%

    8He sits in ambush in the villages; in the hiding places he murders the innocent; his eyes stealthily watch for the helpless.

    9He lies in wait secretly, like a lion in his den; he lies in wait to catch the afflicted; he catches the afflicted by drawing them into his net.

    10He crouches, he bows down, and the helpless fall by his strong claws.

  • Ps 22:12-13
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    12Do not be far from me, for trouble is near, and there is no one to help.

    13Many bulls surround me; strong ones of Bashan encircle me.

  • Nah 2:11-12
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    11Devastation, desolation, and destruction! Hearts melt, knees tremble, loins shake, and all faces turn pale.

    12Where is the lion’s den, the lair of the young lions, where the lion went, the lioness went, and the lion’s cubs, with no one to disturb them?

  • Hos 13:7-8
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    7So I will become like a lion to them, like a leopard lying in wait by the path.

    8I will attack them like a bear robbed of her cubs; I will tear their hearts open. There I will devour them like a lion; a wild beast will rip them apart.

  • Isa 5:29
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    29Their roar is like that of a lion; they roar like young lions. They growl and seize their prey and carry it off, with no one to rescue it.

  • Ps 17:11
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    11They track my every step; they surround me and set their eyes to bring me down to the ground.

  • Ps 104:21
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    21The young lions roar for their prey, seeking their food from God.

  • Job 4:10-11
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    10The roar of the lion, the growl of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions are shattered.

    11The old lion perishes for lack of prey, and the cubs of the lioness are scattered.

  • Job 38:39-40
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    39Can you hunt prey for the lion or satisfy the hunger of young lions,

    40when they crouch in their dens or lie in wait in the thicket?

  • Num 23:24
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    24'The people rise like a lioness; they rouse themselves like a lion. They will not lie down until they devour their prey and drink the blood of the slain.'

  • Ps 7:2
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    2O Lord, my God, I take refuge in You; save me from all my pursuers and deliver me.

  • Ezek 19:6-7
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    6He prowled among the lions; he became a young lion. He learned to tear prey and devoured people.

    7He destroyed their strongholds and devastated their cities. The land and its fullness were desolated at the sound of his roaring.

  • Jer 25:38
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    38Like a lion leaving its lair, He has left His den, for their land has become a desolation because of the oppressor's wrath and the LORD's fierce anger.

  • Ps 17:13
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    13Arise, Lord! Confront them, bring them down. With your sword, rescue me from the wicked.

  • Ezek 19:2-3
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    2Say, 'What was your mother? A lioness among lions! She lay down among the young lions and raised her cubs.'

    3She brought up one of her cubs; he became a young lion. He learned to tear prey and devoured men.

  • Prov 28:15
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    15Like a roaring lion or a charging bear is a wicked ruler over helpless people.

  • Amos 3:4
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    4Does a lion roar in the forest if it has no prey? Does a young lion growl from its den unless it has caught something?

  • Jer 2:15
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    15Young lions have roared against him; they have raised their voices. They have turned his land into a desolation; his towns are burned and uninhabited.

  • Gen 49:9
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    9'Judah is a lion's cub; from the prey, my son, you have gone up. He stoops down, he crouches like a lion, and like a lioness—who dares to rouse him?

  • Prov 1:12
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    12Like Sheol, we will swallow them alive, whole, like those who go down to the pit;

  • 1 Pet 5:8
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    8Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.

  • Job 28:8
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    8Proud beasts have not set foot on it, nor has the lion prowled over it.

  • Ps 58:6
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    6It does not heed the voice of charmers, however skillful the enchanter may be.

  • Prov 30:30
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    30A lion, mighty among beasts, who does not retreat before any;

  • Ps 57:4
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    4He will send help from heaven and save me; He reproaches those who pursue me. Selah. God will send His steadfast love and His faithfulness.

  • Joel 1:6
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    6For a nation has invaded my land, strong and without number. Its teeth are the teeth of a lion, and it has the fangs of a lioness.

  • Ps 35:17
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    17O Lord, how long will You look on? Rescue my soul from their devastations, my only life from fierce predators.

  • Prov 1:18
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    18But these men lie in wait for their own blood; they ambush their own lives.

  • Lam 4:19
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    19Our pursuers were swifter than eagles in the sky; they chased us over the mountains and lay in wait for us in the wilderness.

  • Ps 56:6
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    6All day long they twist my words; all their plans are against me for evil.

  • Job 10:16
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    16If I rise up, You hunt me like a lion, and again show Your power against me.

  • Jer 4:7
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    7A lion has come out of his thicket, a destroyer of nations has set out; he has left his place to turn your land into a waste. Your cities will be ruined, without inhabitants.

  • Ps 34:10
    73%

    10Fear the Lord, you His holy ones, for those who fear Him lack nothing.

  • Ps 17:9
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    9Protect me from the wicked who attack me, from my life’s enemies who surround me.

  • Isa 31:4
    73%

    4For this is what the LORD said to me: As a lion or a young lion growls over its prey, and though a band of shepherds is called out against it, it is not frightened by their voice or disturbed by their noise, so the LORD of Hosts will come down to fight for Mount Zion and its hill.

  • Prov 28:1
    73%

    1The wicked flee when no one pursues them, but the righteous are as confident as a young lion.

  • Jer 51:38
    72%

    38They will roar together like young lions; they will growl like lion cubs.

  • Ps 37:32
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    32The wicked person lies in wait for the righteous and seeks to kill him.

  • Jer 5:6
    72%

    6Therefore, a lion from the forest will attack them, a wolf from the wilderness will ravage them, and a leopard is watching their cities. Anyone who goes out will be torn apart, because their transgressions are many and their backslidings are numerous.