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Psalm 17:12

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12 Parecem-se com o leão que deseja arrebatar a sua presa, e com o leãozinho que espreita em esconderijos.

Psalm 17:12 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 17:12

Like as a lion [that] is greedy of his prey
Or "the likeness of him is as a lion" F9; meaning Saul, as Kimchi interprets it; or everyone of them that compassed them about, as Aben Ezra observes; sometimes wicked and persecuting princes are compared to lions, for their strength and cruelty; see ( Proverbs 28:15 ) ( 2 Timothy 4:17 ) ; so the devil is called a roaring lion, ( 1 Peter 5:8 ) ; and the antichristian beast is said to have the mouth of a lion, ( Revelation 13:2 ) ;

and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places;
to leap upon its prey, and seize it at once, as it has opportunity; this denotes the secret and insidious method which the enemies of Christ take to do mischief; see ( Psalms 10:9 Psalms 10:10 ) .


FOOTNOTES:

F9 (hyrak wnwymd) "similitudo ejus, vel cujusque est tanquam leonis", Pagninus, Montanus, Junius & Tremellius; so Musculus, Gejerus, Michaelis.
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Psalm 17:12 In-Context

10 Eles fecham o seu coração; com a boca falam soberbamente.
11 Andam agora rodeando os meus passos; fixam em mim os seus olhos para me derrubarem por terra.
12 Parecem-se com o leão que deseja arrebatar a sua presa, e com o leãozinho que espreita em esconderijos.
13 Levanta-te, Senhor, detém-nos, derruba-os; livra-me dos ímpios, pela tua espada,
14 dos homens, pela tua mão, Senhor, dos homens do mundo, cujo quinhão está nesta vida. Enche-lhes o ventre da tua ira entesourada. Fartem-se dela os seus filhos, e dêem ainda os sobejos por herança aos seus pequeninos.
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