23 Heb “our steps, now they surround me.” The Kethib (consonantal text) has “surround me,” while the Qere (marginal reading) has “surround us,” harmonizing the pronoun to the preceding “our steps.” The first person plural pronoun does not fit the context, where the psalmist speaks as an individual. In the preceding verses the psalmist uses a first person singular verbal or pronominal form twenty times. For this reason it is preferable to emend “our steps” to אִשְּׁרוּנִי (’ishéruni, “they attack me”) from the verbal root אָשֻׁר (’ashur, “march, stride, track”).
24 Heb “their eyes they set to bend down in the ground.”
25 Here the psalmist switches to the singular pronoun; he views his enemies collectively, or singles out a representative of the group, perhaps its leader.
26 Heb “his likeness [is] like a lion.”
27 Heb “[that] longs to tear.”
28 Heb “sitting.”

In other versions

They have now surrounded our steps;

they set their eyes to cast us to the ground.

He is like a lion eager to tear,

as a young lion lurking in ambush.

They have tracked me down, they now surround me,

with eyes alert, to throw me to the ground.

They are like a lion hungry for prey,

like a fierce lion crouching in cover.

They advance against me; now they surround me.

They are determined

to throw me to the ground.

They are like a lion eager to tear,

like a young lion lurking in ambush.

They track me down and surround me,

watching for the chance to throw me to the ground.

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

like young lions hiding in ambush.

Now they surround us at our every step.

They intend

to pin me to the ground.

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

and like a strong lion crouching in hiding places.

They have now compassed us in our steps:

They have set their eyes bowing down to the earth;

Like as a lion that is greedy of his prey,

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

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