Psalms 17:11
They have now surrounded us in our steps. They set their eyes to cast us down to the earth.
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Referenced Verses
- 1 Sam 23:26 : 26 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 compassed David and his men round about to take 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 on the rocks of the wild goats. 3 He came to the sheep pens by the way, where was a cave; and Saul went in to cover his feet. Now David and his men were abiding in the innermost parts of the cave.
- 1 Sam 26:2-3 : 2 Then Saul arose, and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, having three thousand chosen men of Israel with him, to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph. 3 Saul encamped in the hill of Hachilah, which is before the desert, by the way. But David abode in the wilderness, and he saw that Saul came after him into the wilderness.
- Ps 10:8-9 : 8 He lies in wait near the villages. From ambushes, he murders the innocent. His eyes are secretly set against the helpless. 9 He lurks in secret as a lion in his ambush. He lies in wait to catch the helpless. He catches the helpless, when he draws him in his net. 10 The helpless are crushed, they collapse, They fall under his strength.
- Ps 37:14 : 14 The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, To cast down the poor and needy, To kill those who are upright in the way.
- Ps 88:17 : 17 They came around me like water all day long. They completely engulfed me.
- Prov 6:13-14 : 13 Who winks with his eyes, who signals with his feet, Who motions with his fingers; 14 In whose heart is perverseness, Who devises evil continually, Who always sows discord.
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- Ps 17:9-102 verses82%
9 From the wicked who oppress me, My deadly enemies, who surround me.
10 They close up their callous hearts. With their mouth they speak proudly.
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6 They have prepared a net for my steps. My soul is bowed down. They dig a pit before me. They fall into the midst of it themselves. Selah.
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12 He is like a lion that is greedy of his prey, As it were a young lion lurking in secret places.
- Lam 4:18-192 verses78%
18 They hunt our steps, so that we can't go in our streets: Our end is near, our days are fulfilled; for our end is come.
19 Our pursuers were swifter than the eagles of the sky: They chased us on the mountains, they laid wait for us in the wilderness.
- Ps 73:6-94 verses78%
6 Therefore pride is like a chain around their neck. Violence covers them like a garment.
7 Their eyes bulge with fat. Their minds pass the limits of conceit.
8 They scoff and speak with malice. In arrogance, they threaten oppression.
9 They have set their mouth in the heavens. Their tongue walks through the earth.
- Rom 11:9-102 verses77%
9 David says, "Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, A stumbling block, and a retribution to them.
10 Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see. Bow down their back always."
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6 They conspire and lurk, Watching my steps, they are eager to take my life.
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14 The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, To cast down the poor and needy, To kill those who are upright in the way.
- Ps 10:9-102 verses76%
9 He lurks in secret as a lion in his ambush. He lies in wait to catch the helpless. He catches the helpless, when he draws him in his net.
10 The helpless are crushed, they collapse, They fall under his strength.
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5 The proud have hidden a snare for me, They have spread the cords of a net by the path. They have set traps for me. Selah.
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- Ps 22:12-132 verses75%
12 Many bulls have surrounded me. Strong bulls of Bashan have encircled me.
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10 They have gaped on me with their mouth; They have struck me on the cheek reproachfully. They gather themselves together against me.
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11 behold, how they reward us, to come to cast us out of your possession, which you have given us to inherit.
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21 Yes, they opened their mouth wide against me. They said, "Aha! Aha! Our eye has seen it!"
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3 Then they would have swallowed us up alive, When their wrath was kindled against us;
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2 For, behold, the wicked bend their bows. They set their arrows on the strings, That they may shoot in darkness at the upright in heart.
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9 As for the head of those who surround me, Let the mischief of their own lips cover them.
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38 I will strike them through, so that they will not be able to rise. They shall fall under my feet.
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46 All our enemies have opened their mouth wide against us.
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15 The nations have sunk down in the pit that they made; In the net which they hid, their own foot is taken.
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16 All your enemies have opened their mouth wide against you; They hiss and gnash the teeth; they say, We have swallowed her up; Certainly this is the day that we looked for; we have found, we have seen it.
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11 He has turned aside my ways, and pulled me in pieces; he has made me desolate.
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12 For the sin of their mouth, and the words of their lips, Let them be caught in their pride, For the curses and lies which they utter.
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25 Don't let them say in their heart, "Aha! That's the way we want it!" Don't let them say, "We have swallowed him up!"
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22 Let their table before them become a snare. May it become a retribution and a trap.
23 Let their eyes be darkened, so that they can't see. Let their backs be continually bent.
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11 They surrounded me, yes, they surrounded me. In the name of Yahweh I indeed cut them off.
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8 They are bowed down and fallen, But we rise up, and stand upright.
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12 His troops come on together, Build a siege ramp against me, And encamp around my tent.
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18 But these lay wait for their own blood. They lurk secretly for their own lives.
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18 Surely you set them in slippery places. You throw them down to destruction.
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25 For our soul is bowed down to the dust. Our body cleaves to the earth.
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17 They came around me like water all day long. They completely engulfed me.
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11 For they intended evil against you. They plotted evil against you which cannot succeed.
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4 To shoot innocent men from ambushes. They shoot at him suddenly and fearlessly.
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8 Their own tongues shall ruin them. All who see them will shake their heads.
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40 When they crouch in their dens, And lie in wait in the thicket?