Psalm 17:11-12

Christian Standard Bible

¹¹They advance against me;^[a] now they surround me.^(A)
They are determined^[b]
to throw me to the ground.^(B)
¹²They are^[c] like a lion eager to tear,
like a young lion lurking in ambush.^(C)

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Footnotes

17:11 Vg; MT reads Our steps
17:11 Lit They set their eyes
17:12 Lit He is

Proverbs 28:15

Christian Standard Bible

¹⁵A wicked ruler over a helpless people^(A)
is like a roaring lion or a charging bear.^(B)

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Proverbs 28:15 in all English translations

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