He ¹  is like a lion ²  that wants to tear its prey to bits, ³  like a young lion crouching ⁴  in hidden places.

biblegateway Psa 17:12

He is like a lion that is eager to tear, And as a young lion lurking in hiding places.

They are like a lion eager to tear, like a young lion lurking in ambush.

Each one of them is like a lion eager to tear its prey apart and like a young lion crouching in hiding places.

biblegateway Psa 17:12

They are like a lion hungry for prey, like a great lion crouching in cover.

He is like a lion eager to tear, as a young lion lurking in ambush.

bibleoremus Psa 17:12

They are like a lion eager to tear, like a young lion lurking in ambush.

The enemy is like a lion hungry for prey, like a young lion crouching in ambush.

biblegateway Psa 17:12

As a lion is eager to tear his prey, And like a young lion lurking in secret places.

Like as a lion [that] is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.

biblegateway Psa 17:12

He ¹  is like a lion ²  that wants to tear its prey to bits, ³  like a young lion crouching ⁴  in hidden places.

¹ tn Here the psalmist switches to the singular pronoun; he views his enemies collectively, or singles out a representative of the group, perhaps its leader.

² tn Heb “his likeness [is] like a lion.”

³ tn Heb “[that] longs to tear.”

⁴ tn Heb “sitting.”