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    from the wicked who despoil me.(A)

III

My ravenous enemies press upon me;(B)
10     [a]they close their hearts,
    they fill their mouths with proud roaring.
11 Their steps even now encircle me;
    they watch closely, keeping low to the ground,
12 Like lions eager for prey,
    like a young lion lurking in ambush.

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Footnotes

  1. 17:10–12, 14 An extended metaphor: the enemies are lions.

from the wicked who are out to destroy me,
    from my mortal enemies who surround me.(A)

10 They close up their callous hearts,(B)
    and their mouths speak with arrogance.(C)
11 They have tracked me down, they now surround me,(D)
    with eyes alert, to throw me to the ground.
12 They are like a lion(E) hungry for prey,(F)
    like a fierce lion crouching in cover.

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