Psalms 17:11

KJV1611 – Modern English

They have now surrounded us in our steps; they have set their eyes, bending down to the earth.

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  • 1 Sam 23:26 : 26 And Saul went on this side of the mountain, and David and his men on that side of the mountain; and David made haste to get away for fear of Saul; for Saul and his men surrounded David and his men, intending to capture them.
  • 1 Sam 24:2-3 : 2 Then Saul took three thousand chosen men out of all Israel and went to seek David and his men upon the rocks of the wild goats. 3 And he came to the sheepfolds by the way, where there was a cave; and Saul went in to relieve himself. And David and his men remained in the sides of the cave.
  • 1 Sam 26:2-3 : 2 Then Saul arose and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, taking three thousand chosen men of Israel with him, to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph. 3 And Saul camped on the hill of Hachilah, which is before Jeshimon, by the road. But David remained in the wilderness, and he saw that Saul had come after him into the wilderness.
  • Ps 10:8-9 : 8 He sits in the lurking places of the villages; in the secret places he murders the innocent; his eyes are secretly set against the poor. 9 He lies in wait secretly, as a lion in his den; he lies in wait to catch the poor; he catches the poor when he draws him into his net. 10 He crouches and humbles himself, that the poor may fall by his strong ones.
  • Ps 37:14 : 14 The wicked have drawn the sword and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay those who are of upright conduct.
  • Ps 88:17 : 17 They came around me daily like water; they have encircled me together.
  • Prov 6:13-14 : 13 He winks with his eyes, he speaks with his feet, he teaches with his fingers; 14 Perversity is in his heart, he devises mischief continually; he sows discord.

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    9From the wicked who oppress me, from my deadly enemies who surround me.

    10They are enclosed in their own fat; with their mouth they speak proudly.

  • Ps 57:6
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    6They have prepared a net for my steps; my soul is bowed down; they have dug a pit before me; into the midst of it they have fallen themselves. Selah.

  • Ps 17:12
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    12Like a lion that is eager for its prey, and as a young lion lurking in secret places.

  • Lam 4:18-19
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    78%

    18They hunted our steps, so that we could not walk in our streets; our end drew near, our days were fulfilled, for our end came.

    19Our persecutors were swifter than the eagles of the sky; they pursued us on the mountains, they lay in wait for us in the wilderness.

  • Ps 73:6-9
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    78%

    6Therefore pride surrounds them as a chain; violence covers them as a garment.

    7Their eyes bulge with abundance; they have more than heart could wish.

    8They are corrupt, and speak wickedly of oppression; they speak loftily.

    9They set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue walks through the earth.

  • Rom 11:9-10
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    77%

    9And David says, Let their table become a snare and a trap, a stumbling block and a recompense to them.

    10Let their eyes be darkened so that they do not see, and bend their backs always.

  • Ps 56:6
    76%

    6They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, waiting for my life.

  • Ps 37:14
    76%

    14The wicked have drawn the sword and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay those who are of upright conduct.

  • Ps 10:9-10
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    76%

    9He lies in wait secretly, as a lion in his den; he lies in wait to catch the poor; he catches the poor when he draws him into his net.

    10He crouches and humbles himself, that the poor may fall by his strong ones.

  • Ps 140:5
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    5The proud have hidden a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the wayside; they have set traps for me. Selah.

  • Prov 1:12
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    12Let us swallow them alive like the grave, and whole, like those who go down into the pit;

  • Ps 22:12-13
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    12Many bulls have surrounded me; strong bulls of Bashan have encircled me.

    13They gaped at me with their mouths, like a ravening and roaring lion.

  • Job 16:10
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    10They gape upon me with their mouth; they strike me on the cheek reproachfully; they gather themselves together against me.

  • 2 Chr 20:11
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    11See, how they repay us, to come to cast us out of Your possession, which You have given us to inherit.

  • Ps 35:21
    74%

    21Yes, they opened their mouth wide against me, and said, Aha, aha, our eye has seen it.

  • Ps 124:3
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    3Then they would have swallowed us alive, when their wrath was kindled against us:

  • Ps 11:2
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    2For behold, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, to secretly shoot at the upright in heart.

  • Ps 140:9
    74%

    9As for the head of those who surround me, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.

  • Ps 18:38
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    38I have wounded them so that they were not able to rise: they have fallen under my feet.

  • Lam 3:46
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    46All our enemies have opened their mouths against us.

  • Ps 9:15
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    15The nations have sunk down in the pit that they made; in the net which they hid, their own foot is taken.

  • Lam 2:16
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    16All your enemies have opened their mouth against you: they hiss and gnash the teeth: they say, We have swallowed her up: certainly, this is the day we looked for; we have found, we have seen it.

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

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    12For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips, let them even be taken in their pride, and for the cursing and lying which they speak.

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    25Let them not say in their hearts, Ah, this is what we wanted; let them not say, We have swallowed him up.

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    22Let their table become a snare before them, and what should have been for their welfare, let it become a trap.

    23Let their eyes be darkened so that they do not see, and make their loins continually to shake.

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    11They surrounded me, yes, they surrounded me; but in the name of the LORD I will destroy them.

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    22Let a cry be heard from their houses, when you bring a troop suddenly upon them: for they have dug a pit to take me, and hidden snares for my feet.

  • Ps 20:8
    73%

    8They are brought down and fallen: but we are risen, and stand upright.

  • Job 19:12
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    12His troops come together and raise up their way against me, and encamp around my tent.

  • Ps 22:16
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    16For dogs have surrounded me; the assembly of the wicked have enclosed me; they pierced my hands and my feet.

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    2The wicked in his pride persecutes the poor; let them be caught in the devices they have imagined.

  • Prov 1:18
    73%

    18And they lie in wait for their own blood; they lurk secretly for their own lives.

  • Ps 73:18
    73%

    18Surely You set them in slippery places; You cast them down to destruction.

  • Ps 44:25
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    25For our soul is bowed down to the dust: our belly clings to the earth.

  • Hos 7:2
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    2And they do not consider in their hearts that I remember all their wickedness: now their own actions have surrounded them; they are before my face.

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    72%

    17They came around me daily like water; they have encircled me together.

  • Ps 21:11
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    11For they intended evil against you: they devised a mischievous scheme, which they are not able to perform.

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    4That they may shoot in secret at the blameless; suddenly do they shoot at him and fear not.

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    8So they shall make their own tongue to fall upon themselves; all who see them shall flee away.

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    40When they crouch in their dens, and lie in wait in the thickets?