Psalms 17:12

Young lion. — Heb., kephir. The Hebrew has seven different names for the lion. Milton’s description of Satan naturally recurs to the reader —

“About them round

A lion now he stalks with fiery glare.”

Related Commentaries of Psalms 17:12

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Like as a lion - Margin, “The likeness of him” (that is, “of every one of them”) is “as a lion that desireth to ravin.” The meaning is plain. The...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

XVII. The Prayer of a Godly Man for Deliverance from his Foes. These foes are not foreign enemies but worldly Jews who persecute their pious and in...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Like as a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places. Like as a lion that is greedy of his prey - I beli...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Like as a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places. Like as a lion that is greedy of his prey -...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Psalmist makes his appeal to the justice of God ( Psalms 17:1-2 ), and supports his prayer by an assertion of his conscious innocence ( Psalms 17...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Like as a lion] RV 'He is like a lion,' the chief enemy (perhaps Saul) being meant.
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 17:1-15 THE investigations as to authorship and date yield the usual conflicting results. Davidic, say one school; undoubtedly post-exilic,...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

God's True Servants Safely Kept Psalms 17:1-15 This also dates from the Sauline persecutions. In the earlier verses David protests his innocenc...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

This psalm is generally conceded to be closely linked with the preceding one. There is an evident similarity of outlook. In each case the singer decl...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

It is impossible to read these verses but with an eye to Christ. For though his people, as his people, do partake in the afflictions which the enemie...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Like as a lion [that] is greedy of his prey ,.... Or "the likeness of him is as a lion" i; meaning Saul, as Kimchi interprets it; or everyone of the...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

Like as a lion [that] is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places. Ver. 12. Like as a lion that is greedy, &c....
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

They have compassed us in our steps In all our ways. We go from place to place: we flee for safety to rocks, caves, and woods; but whithersoever we...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Prayer for Protecting Mercy; Character of David's Enemies. 8 Keep me...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Like a lion that is greedy of his prey; when he is hungry, and therefore cruel. See Psalms 7:2 , Psalms 10:8 -10 .
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘He is like a lion which is greedy for his prey, And as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.' The ‘he' here is some individual who is lik...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

INTRODUCTION “David pours forth to God in this psalm an earnest prayer for deliverance from his inveterate enemies, who were bent on taking away his...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 17:1 . Hear the right, O LORD, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips. Good men are often slander...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 17:3 . Thou hast tried me. Vulgate, Igne me examinâsti, Thou hast proved or tested me with fire, referring to the test of metals. Psalm...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION THIS psalm is termed "a prayer"—"a Prayer of David." It consists, no doubt, mainly of a series of petitions ( Psalms 17:1 , Psalms...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

David Calls upon God for Help
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

like as a lion that is greedy of his prey, eagerly lurking on its path, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places, cowering in his hidin...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Peter 5:8 ; 2 Timothy 4:17 ; Psalms 22:13 ; Psalms 7:2

¹² Liked as a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 17:12

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 17:12