Psalms 17:11

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

They attack me, now they surround me; they intend to throw me to the ground.

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Sam 23:26 : 26 Saul went on one side of the mountain, while David and his men went on the other side of the mountain. David was hurrying to get away from Saul, but Saul and his men were surrounding David and his men so they could capture them.
  • 1 Sam 24:2-3 : 2 So Saul took three thousand select men from all Israel and went to find David and his men in the region of the rocks of the mountain goats. 3 He came to the sheepfolds by the road, where there was a cave. Saul went into it to relieve himself. Now David and his men were sitting in the recesses of the cave.
  • 1 Sam 26:2-3 : 2 So Saul arose and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, accompanied by three thousand select men of Israel, to look for David in the wilderness of Ziph. 3 Saul camped by the road on the hill of Hakilah near Jeshimon, but David was staying in the wilderness. When he realized that Saul had come to the wilderness to find him,
  • Ps 10:8-9 : 8 He waits in ambush near the villages; in hidden places he kills the innocent. His eyes look for some unfortunate victim. 9 He lies in ambush in a hidden place, like a lion in a thicket; he lies in ambush, waiting to catch the oppressed; he catches the oppressed by pulling in his net. 10 His victims are crushed and beaten down; they are trapped in his sturdy nets.
  • Ps 37:14 : 14 Evil men draw their swords and prepare their bows, to bring down the oppressed and needy, and to slaughter those who are godly.
  • Ps 88:17 : 17 They surround me like water all day long; they join forces and encircle me.
  • Prov 6:13-14 : 13 he winks with his eyes, signals with his feet, and points with his fingers; 14 he plots evil with perverse thoughts in his heart, he spreads contention at all times.

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    9Protect me from the wicked men who attack me, my enemies who crowd around me for the kill.

    10They are calloused; they speak arrogantly.

  • Ps 57:6
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    6They have prepared a net to trap me; I am discouraged. They have dug a pit for me. They will fall into it!(Selah)

  • Ps 17:12
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    12He is like a lion that wants to tear its prey to bits, like a young lion crouching in hidden places.

  • Lam 4:18-19
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    18צ(Tsade) Our enemies hunted us down at every step so that we could not walk about in our streets. Our end drew near, our days were numbered, for our end had come!

    19ק(Qof) Those who pursued us were swifter than eagles in the sky. They chased us over the mountains; they ambushed us in the wilderness.

  • Ps 73:6-9
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    6Arrogance is their necklace, and violence covers them like clothing.

    7Their prosperity causes them to do wrong; their thoughts are sinful.

    8They mock and say evil things; they proudly threaten violence.

    9They speak as if they rule in heaven, and lay claim to the earth.

  • Rom 11:9-10
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    77%

    9And David says,“Let their table become a snare and trap, a stumbling block and a retribution for them;

    10let their eyes be darkened so that they may not see, and make their backs bend continually.”

  • Ps 56:6
    76%

    6They stalk and lurk; they watch my every step, as they prepare to take my life.

  • Ps 37:14
    76%

    14Evil men draw their swords and prepare their bows, to bring down the oppressed and needy, and to slaughter those who are godly.

  • Ps 10:9-10
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    9He lies in ambush in a hidden place, like a lion in a thicket; he lies in ambush, waiting to catch the oppressed; he catches the oppressed by pulling in his net.

    10His victims are crushed and beaten down; they are trapped in his sturdy nets.

  • Ps 140:5
    75%

    5Proud men hide a snare for me; evil men spread a net by the path; they set traps for me.(Selah)

  • Prov 1:12
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    12We will swallow them alive like Sheol, those full of vigor like those going down to the Pit.

  • Ps 22:12-13
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    75%

    12Many bulls surround me; powerful bulls of Bashan hem me in.

    13They open their mouths to devour me like a roaring lion that rips its prey.

  • Job 16:10
    75%

    10People have opened their mouths against me, they have struck my cheek in scorn; they unite together against me.

  • 2 Chr 20:11
    75%

    11Look how they are repaying us! They come to drive us out of our allotted land which you assigned to us!

  • Ps 35:21
    74%

    21They are ready to devour me; they say,“Aha! Aha! We’ve got you!”

  • Ps 124:3
    74%

    3they would have swallowed us alive, when their anger raged against us.

  • Ps 11:2
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    2For look, the wicked prepare their bows, they put their arrows on the strings, to shoot in the darkness at the morally upright.

  • Ps 140:9
    74%

    9As for the heads of those who surround me– may the harm done by their lips overwhelm them!

  • Ps 18:38
    74%

    38I beat them to death; they fall at my feet.

  • Lam 3:46
    73%

    46פ(Pe) All our enemies have gloated over us;

  • Ps 9:15
    73%

    15The nations fell into the pit they had made; their feet were caught in the net they had hidden.

  • Lam 2:16
    73%

    16פ(Pe) All your enemies gloated over you. They sneered and gnashed their teeth; they said,“We have destroyed her! Ha! We have waited a long time for this day. We have lived to see it!”

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    11He has obstructed my paths and torn me to pieces; he has made me desolate.

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    12They speak sinful words. So let them be trapped by their own pride and by the curses and lies they speak!

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    25Do not let them say to themselves,“Aha! We have what we wanted!” Do not let them say,“We have devoured him!”

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    22May their dining table become a trap before them! May it be a snare for that group of friends!

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  • Ps 118:11
    73%

    11They surrounded me, yes, they surrounded me. Indeed, in the name of the LORD I pushed them away.

  • Jer 18:22
    73%

    22Let cries of terror be heard in their houses when you send bands of raiders unexpectedly to plunder them. For they have virtually dug a pit to capture me and have hidden traps for me to step into.

  • Ps 20:8
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    8They will fall down, but we will stand firm.

  • Job 19:12
    73%

    12His troops advance together; they throw up a siege ramp against me, and they camp around my tent.

  • Ps 22:16
    73%

    16Yes, wild dogs surround me– a gang of evil men crowd around me; like a lion they pin my hands and feet.

  • Ps 10:2
    73%

    2The wicked arrogantly chase the oppressed; the oppressed are trapped by the schemes the wicked have dreamed up.

  • Prov 1:18
    73%

    18but these men lie in wait for their own blood, they ambush their own lives!

  • Ps 73:18
    73%

    18Surely you put them in slippery places; you bring them down to ruin.

  • Ps 44:25
    72%

    25For we lie in the dirt, with our bellies pressed to the ground.

  • Hos 7:2
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    2They do not realize that I remember all of their wicked deeds. Their evil deeds have now surrounded them; their sinful deeds are always before me.

  • Ps 88:17
    72%

    17They surround me like water all day long; they join forces and encircle me.

  • Ps 21:11
    72%

    11Yes, they intend to do you harm; they dream up a scheme, but they do not succeed.

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    72%

    4in order to shoot down the innocent in secluded places. They shoot at him suddenly and are unafraid of retaliation.

  • Ps 64:8
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    8Their slander will bring about their demise. All who see them will shudder,

  • Job 38:40
    72%

    40when they crouch in their dens, when they wait in ambush in the thicket?