Psalm 17:11 “They have tracked us down, and now surround us; their eyes are set to…”

Psalm 17:11

They have tracked us down, and now surround us; their eyes are set to cast us to the ground,

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

They have now compassed us in our steps: they have set their eyes bowing down to the earth;

World English Bible

They have now surrounded us in our steps. They set their eyes to cast us down to the earth.

American Standard Version

They have now compassed us in our steps; They set their eyes to cast us down to the earth.

Geneva Bible 1599

They haue compassed vs now in our steps: they haue set their eyes to bring downe to the ground:

Darby Translation

They have now encompassed us in our steps; their eyes have they set, bowing down to the earth.

Young's Literal Translation

'Our steps now have compassed [him];' Their eyes they set to turn aside in the land.

Bible in Basic English

They have made a circle round our steps: their eyes are fixed on us, forcing us down to the earth;

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Cross references

“compassed”

1 Samuel 23:26 1 Samuel 24:2 1 Samuel 24:3 1 Samuel 26:2 1 Samuel 26:3

1 Samuel 23:26 · BSB

Saul was proceeding along one side of the mountain, and David and his men along the other side. Even though David was hurrying to get away, Saul and his men were closing in on David and his men to capture them.

1 Samuel 24:2 · BSB

So Saul took three thousand chosen men from all Israel and went to look for David and his men in the region of the Rocks of the Wild Goats.

1 Samuel 24:3 · BSB

Soon Saul came to the sheepfolds along the road, where there was a cave, and he went in to relieve himself. And David and his men were hiding in the recesses of the cave.

1 Samuel 26:2 · BSB

So Saul, accompanied by three thousand chosen men of Israel, went down to the Wilderness of Ziph to search for David there.

1 Samuel 26:3 · BSB

Saul camped beside the road at the hill of Hachilah opposite Jeshimon, but David was living in the wilderness. When he realized that Saul had followed him there,

“set”

Psalm 10:8–10 Proverbs 6:13 Proverbs 6:14

Psalm 10:8–10 · BSB

He lies in wait near the villages; in ambush he slays the innocent; his eyes watch in stealth for the helpless.

Proverbs 6:13 · BSB

winking his eyes, speaking with his feet, and pointing with his fingers.

Proverbs 6:14 · BSB

With deceit in his heart he devises evil; he continually sows discord.

Also

Psalm 37:14 Psalm 88:17

Psalm 37:14 · BSB

The wicked have drawn the sword and bent the bow to bring down the poor and needy, to slay those whose ways are upright.

Psalm 88:17 · BSB

All day long they engulf me like water; they enclose me on every side.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

10They have closed their callous hearts; their mouths speak with arrogance.

12like a lion greedy for prey, like a young lion lurking in ambush.

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