Psalms 17:11

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

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

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BSBPD

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

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“They have now compassed us in our steps; They set their eyes to castusdown to the earth.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“`Our steps now have compassed <FI>him<Fi> ;' Their eyes they set to turn aside in the land.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Psalms 17:11 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 1 Samuel 23:26Saul 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.
  2. 1 Samuel 24:2So 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.
  3. 1 Samuel 26:2So Saul, accompanied by three thousand chosen men of Israel, went down to the Wilderness of Ziph to search for David there.
  4. Psalms 10:8He lies in wait near the villages; in ambush he slays the innocent; his eyes watch in stealth for the helpless.
  5. Psalms 37:14The wicked have drawn the sword and bent the bow to bring down the poor and needy, to slay those whose ways are upright.
  6. Psalms 88:17All day long they engulf me like water; they enclose me on every side.
  7. Proverbs 6:13winking his eyes, speaking with his feet, and pointing with his fingers.

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