Psalms 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.

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

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

They are like hungry lions, eager to tear me apart––like young lions in hiding, waiting for their chance.

Lions ready to rip me apart, young lions poised to pounce.

Like a lion desiring its food, and like a young lion waiting in secret places.

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

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

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.”