New Living Translation
Psalms 17:11
11They track me down and surround me, watching for the chance to throw me 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
9Protect me from wicked people who attack me, from murderous enemies who surround me. 10They are without pity. Listen to their boasting! They track me down and surround me, watching for the chance to throw me to the ground. 12They are like hungry lions, eager to tear me apart— like young lions hiding in ambush. 13Arise, O Lord! Stand against them, and bring them to their knees! Rescue me from the wicked with your sword!
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 David were now on opposite sides of a mountain. Just as Saul and his men began to close in on David and his men,
- 1 Samuel 24:2So Saul chose 3,000 elite troops from all Israel and went to search for David and his men near the rocks of the wild goats.
- 1 Samuel 26:2So Saul took 3,000 of Israel’s elite troops and went to hunt him down in the wilderness of Ziph.
- Psalms 10:8They lurk in ambush in the villages, waiting to murder innocent people. They are always searching for helpless victims.
- Proverbs 6:13signaling their deceit with a wink of the eye, a nudge of the foot, or the wiggle of 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
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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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