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Psalms 17:11
11Now they have found me. They are ready to attack! They look for their chance to knock me down to the ground.
Psalms 17:11 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)They have now compassed us in our steps: they have set their eyes bowing down to the earth;
- New International Version (NIV)They have tracked me down, they now surround me, with eyes alert, to throw me to the ground.
- English Standard Version (ESV)They have now surrounded our steps; they set their eyes to cast us to the ground.
- New King James Version (NKJV)They have now surrounded us in our steps; They have set their eyes, crouching down to the earth,
Context of Psalms 17:11
9Keep me safe from the wicked men who attack me. My enemies are all around me, and they want to kill me! 10They refuse to be kind to anyone. They speak proud words. Now they have found me. They are ready to attack! They look for their chance to knock me down to the ground. 12They are like hungry lions. They want to tear me into pieces. They are hiding like young lions. They are ready to jump out and catch me! 13Lord, please do something! Fight against them! Knock them down! Take your sword and save me from those wicked men.
Read all of Psalms 17Psalms 17:11 word by word
אַ֭שֻּׁרֵינוּ עַתָּ֣ה סְבָב֑וּנוּ עֵינֵיהֶ֥ם יָ֝שִׁ֗יתוּ לִנְט֥וֹת בָּאָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 17:11
- 1 Samuel 23:26Saul and his men were going along one side of the mountain. David and his men were on the other side of the mountain. They were moving quickly to escape from Saul. Saul and his men were getting very near to David and his men. They would soon catch them.
- 1 Samuel 24:2So Saul chose 3,000 of the best soldiers in Israel. They went to look for David and his men near Wild Goat Rocks.
- 1 Samuel 26:2So Saul went to the desert of Ziph to look for David. He took 3,000 strong Israelite soldiers with him.
- Psalms 10:8He hides near the villages, so that he can jump out and catch people. He watches in secret to find a weak person that he can kill. He murders people who have done nothing wrong.
- Proverbs 6:13He sends secret messages with his eyes, his feet or his fingers.
Commentaries on Psalms 17:11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11They have now compassed us in our steps - Instead of אשרנו ashshurenu, "our steps," Dr. Kennicott and others recommend אשרינו ashreynu, "O lucky we, at last we have compassed him." He cannot now escape; he is sure to fall into our hands. They have set their eyes bowing down to the earth - All the commentators and critics have missed the very expressive and elegant metaphor contained in this clause. Kennicott says, They drove the hart into toils, and then…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11They have now compassed us - Myself, and those who are associated with me. It would seem from this that the psalmist was not alone. It is to be observed, however, that there is a difference of reading in the Hebrew text. The Masoretic reading is: “us;” the Hebrew text is “me,” though in the other expression the plural is used - “our steps.” There is no impropriety in supposing that the psalmist refers to his followers, associates, or friends, meaning that…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-15Verses 8-15 Being compassed with enemies, David prays to God to keep him in safety. This prayer is a prediction that Christ would be preserved, through all the hardships and difficulties of his humiliation, to the glories and joys of his exalted state, and is a pattern to Christians to commit the keeping of their souls to God, trusting him to preserve them to his heavenly kingdom. Those are our worst enemies, that are enemies to our souls. They are God's…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-15The psalmist asks for God's protection and justice, affirms his own integrity, and prays for the Lord to defeat his strong enemies.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. They pursue us as beasts tracking their prey.Read the comment
In the dictionaries
Commentaries on Psalms 17
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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