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Psalm 17:12

12  He is like a lion eager to tear,

as a young lion ylurking in ambush.

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Psalm 17:12 — The New International Version (NIV)

12 They are like a lion hungry for prey,

like a fierce lion crouching in cover.

Psalm 17:12 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

12 Like as a lion that is greedy of his prey,

And as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.

Psalm 17:12 — New Living Translation (NLT)

12 They are like hungry lions, eager to tear me apart—

like young lions hiding in ambush.

Psalm 17:12 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

12 As a lion is eager to tear his prey,

And like a young lion lurking in secret places.

Psalm 17:12 — New Century Version (NCV)

12 They are like lions ready to kill;

like lions, they sit in hiding.

Psalm 17:12 — American Standard Version (ASV)

12 He is like a lion that is greedy of his prey,

And as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.

Psalm 17:12 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

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

Psalm 17:12 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

12 Each one of them is like a lion eager to tear ⸤its prey⸥ apart 

and like a young lion crouching in hiding places. 

Psalm 17:12 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

12 They are like a lion eager to tear,

like a young lion lurking in ambush.

Psalm 17:12 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

12 They are like a lion eager to tear,

like a young lion lurking in ambush.

Psalm 17:12 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

12 He is like a lion; he longs to tear apart,

and like a strong lion crouching in hiding places.

Psalm 17:12 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

12 They are like a hungry lion, waiting to attack.

They are like a powerful lion, hiding in the bushes.

Psalm 17:12 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

12 He is like a lion that is eager to tear,

And as a young lion lurking in hiding places.


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