PSA 17:12 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Καὶ ἔθετο σκότος ἀποκρυφὴν αὐτοῦ, κύκλῳ αὐτοῦ ἡ σκηνὴ αὐτοῦ, σκοτεινὸν ὕδωρ ἐν νεφέλαις ἀέρων.
(Kai etheto skotos apokrufaʸn autou, kuklōi autou haʸ skaʸnaʸ autou, skoteinon hudōr en nefelais aerōn. )

BrTr And he made darkness his secret place: round about him was his tabernacle, even dark water in the clouds of the air.

ULT They are like a lion eager for a victim, like a young lion crouching in hidden places.

UST They are like lions that are ready to tear apart the animals that they capture;
⇔ They are like young lions that are hiding, waiting to jump on their prey.

OEB like a lion, longing to tear,
⇔ like a young lion, lurking in secret.

WEBBE He is like a lion that is greedy of his prey,
⇔ as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET He is like a lion that wants to tear its prey to bits,
⇔ like a young lion crouching in hidden places.

LSV His likeness as a lion desirous to tear,
As a young lion dwelling in secret places.

FBV They are like lions, longing to tear their prey apart; like fierce lions crouching in ambush.

T4T They are like lions [SIM] that are ready to tear apart the animals that they capture;
⇔ they are like young lions that are hiding, waiting to pounce on their prey.

LEB • He is like[fn] a lion; he longs to tear apart, and like a strong lion crouching in hiding places.

17:? Literally “His image”

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

Moff like lions longing to devour,
⇔ like lions lurking for their prey.

JPS He is like a lion that is eager to tear in pieces, and like a young lion lurking in secret places.

ASV He is like a lion that is greedy of his prey,
⇔ And as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.

DRA And he made darkness his covert, his pavilion round about him: dark waters in the clouds of the air.

YLT His likeness as a lion desirous to tear, As a young lion dwelling in secret places.

Drby He is like a lion that is greedy of its prey, and as a young lion lurking in secret places.

RV He is like a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.

Wbstr Like as a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.

KJB-1769 Like as a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.[fn][fn]

17.12 Like…: Heb. The likeness of him (that is, of every one of them) is as a lion that desireth to ravin

17.12 lurking: Heb. sitting

KJB-1611 [fn][fn]Like as a lyon that is greedie of his pray, and as it were a yong lyon lurking in secret places.
(Like as a lion that is greedie of his pray, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.)

17:12 Heb. the likeness of him (i. of euery one of them) is as a lion that desireth to rauin.

17:12 Heb. sitting.

Bshps Aryse O God, preuent his commyng, make hym to bowe: delyuer thou my soule from the vngodly which is thy sworde.
(Arise O God, prevent his coming, make him to bowe: deliver thou/you my soul from the ungodly which is thy/your sword.)

Gnva Like as a lyon that is greedy of pray, and as it were a lyons whelp lurking in secret places.
(Like as a lion that is greedy of pray, and as it were a lions whelp lurking in secret places. )

Cvdl Like as a lyon that is gredy of his pray, & as it were a lyons whelpe lurckynge in his denne.
(Like as a lion that is gredy of his pray, and as it were a lions whelpe lurckynge in his den.)

Wycl And he settide derknesses his hidyng place, his tabernacle `in his cumpas; derk water was in the cloudes of the lowere eir.
(And he set derknesses his hidyng place, his tabernacle `in his compass; derk water was in the clouds of the lowere eir.)

Luth gleichwie ein Löwe, der des Raubes begehrt, wie ein junger Löwe, der in der Höhle sitzt.
(evenwie a Löwe, the/of_the the plunderes begehrt, as/like a yunger Löwe, the/of_the in the/of_the Höhle sits.)

ClVg Et posuit tenebras latibulum suum; in circuitu ejus tabernaculum ejus, tenebrosa aqua in nubibus aëris.[fn]
(And put tenebras latibulum suum; in around his tabernaculum his, tenebrosa water in nubibus aëris. )

17.12 Tenebras. AUG. Obscuritates sacramentorum, vel, in his tenebris, ubi videntes per fidem ambulamus, et non per speciem Matth. 2.. Non per cœlos. CASS. Descendit et ascendit II Cor. 5., sed per nubes æthereas quod in Hebræo, id est, per prophetas in quibus obscura doctrina sit, sed per nubes quæ non ætheris, id est, Apostoli præfulgidæ sunt in cognitione ejus, id est, vicinius contemplantes.

17.12 Tenebras. AUG. Obscuritates sacramentorum, vel, in his darkness, where videntes through faith ambulamus, and not/no through speciem Matth. 2.. Non through cœlos. CASS. Descendit and went_up II Cor. 5., but through clouds æthereas that in Hebræo, id it_is, through prophetas in to_whom obscura doctrina let_it_be, but through clouds which not/no ætheris, id it_is, Apostoli præfulgidæ are in cognitione his, id it_is, vicinius contemplantes.

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