Psalms 17:12-14 in English

¹² He is like a lion that is greedy of his prey, And as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.

¹³ Arise, O Jehovah, Confront him, cast him down: Deliver my soul from the wicked by thy sword;

¹⁴ From men by thy hand, O Jehovah, From men of the world, whose portion is in this life, And whose belly thou fillest with thy treasure: They are satisfied with children, And leave the rest of their substance to their babes.

¹² And he made darkness his secret place: round about him was his tabernacle, even dark water in the clouds of the air.

¹³ At the brightness before him the clouds passed, hail and coals of fire.

¹⁴ The Lord also thundered from heaven, and the Highest uttered his voice.

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

¹³ Arise, O LORD, disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, which is thy sword:

¹⁴ From men which are thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world, which have their portion in this life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid treasure: they are full of children, and leave the rest of their substance to their babes.

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

¹³ Arise, O LORD, disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, which is thy sword:

¹⁴ From men which are thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world, which have their portion in this life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid treasure: they are full of children, and leave the rest of their substance to their babes.

¹² At the brightness before him the clouds passed, hail and coals of fire.

¹³ The Lord also thundered from heaven, and the Highest uttered his voice.

¹⁴ And he sent forth his weapons, and scattered them; and multiplied lightnings, and routed them.

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

¹³ Arise, O LORD, confront him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked by thy sword;

¹⁴ From men, by thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world, whose portion is in this life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy treasure: they are satisfied with children, and leave the rest of their substance to their babes.

¹² 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.

¹³ Yahweh, come and ◄oppose/fight against► my enemies and defeat them! Use your sword to save me from those wicked people!

¹⁴ Yahweh, by your power MTY rescue me from those people who are interested only in things here in this world. But you provide plenty of food for those whom you love dearly; their children also have many things that their grandchildren will inherit.

¹² At the brightness before him the clouds passed, hail and coals of fire.

¹³ The Lord also thundered from heaven, and the Highest uttered his voice.

¹⁴ And he sent forth his weapons, and scattered them; and multiplied lightnings, and routed them.

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

¹³ Arise, Yahweh, confront him. Cast him down. Deliver my soul from the wicked by your sword,

¹⁴ from men by your hand, Yahweh, from men of the world, whose portion is in this life. You fill the belly of your cherished ones. Your sons have plenty, and they store up wealth for their children.

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

¹³ Arise, Yahweh, confront him. Cast him down. Deliver my soul from the wicked by your sword,

¹⁴ from men by your hand, Yahweh, from men of the world, whose portion is in this life. You fill the belly of your cherished ones. Your sons have plenty, and they store up wealth for their children.

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

¹³ Arise, LORD, confront him. Cast him down. Deliver my soul from the wicked by your sword,

¹⁴ from men by your hand, LORD, from men of the world, whose portion is in this life. You fill the belly of your cherished ones. Your sons have plenty, and they store up wealth for their children.

¹² Like a lion desiring its food, and like a young lion waiting in secret places.

¹³ Up! Lord, come out against him, make him low, with your sword be my saviour from the evil-doer.

¹⁴ With your hand, O Lord, from men, even men of the world, whose heritage is in this life, and whom you make full with your secret wealth: they are full of children; after their death their offspring take the rest of their goods.

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

¹³ Arise, Jehovah, anticipate him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, thy sword;

¹⁴ From men who are thy hand, O Jehovah, from men of this age: their portion is in this life, and their belly thou fillest with thy hid treasure; they have their fill of sons, and leave the rest of their substance to their children.

¹² And he made darkness his covert, his pavilion round about him: dark waters in the clouds of the air.

¹³ At the brightness that was before him the clouds passed, hail and coals of fire.

¹⁴ And the Lord thundered from heaven, and the highest gave his voice: hail and coals of fire.

¹² They are like lions, longing to tear their prey apart; like fierce lions crouching in ambush.

¹³ Lord, stand up and confront them! Force them to back down! By your sword rescue me from the wicked!

¹⁴ Lord, by your power, save me from people whose only thought is for this world. May they be filled with what you have in store for them, their children too, with left-overs for their grandchildren!

¹² Like as a lyon that is greedy of pray, and as it were a lyons whelp lurking in secret places.

¹³ Vp Lord, disappoint him: cast him downe: deliuer my soule from the wicked with thy sworde,

¹⁴ From men by thine hand, O Lord, from men of the world, who haue their portion in this life, whose bellies thou fillest with thine hid treasure: their children haue ynough, and leaue the rest of their substance for their children.

¹² He is like a lion that is eager to tear in pieces, and like a young lion lurking in secret places.

¹³ Arise, O LORD, confront him, cast him down; deliver my soul from the wicked, by Thy sword;

¹⁴ From men, by Thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world, whose portion is in this life, and whose belly Thou fillest with Thy treasure; who have children in plenty, and leave their abundance to their babes.

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

¹³ Arise, O Lord, disappoint him, cast him down: Deliver my soul from the wicked, which is thy sword:

¹⁴ From men which are thy hand, O Lord, From men of the world, which have their portion in this life, And whose belly thou fillest with thy hid treasure: They are full of children, And leave the rest of their substance to their babes.

¹² Every man is just like a lion that is greedy to tear his prey, and like a young lion lurking in a covert.

¹³ Arise, O Lord, prevent him, cast him down; deliver my soul from the wicked, who is thy sword,—

¹⁴ From these men—thy hand—O Lord, from the men of this world, whose portion is in this life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hidden treasure: they have children in plenty, and leave the rest of their substance to their babes.

¹² And he made darkness his secret place: Round about him was his tabernacle, Even dark water in the clouds of the air.

¹³ At the brightness before him the clouds passed, Hail and coals of fire.

¹⁴ The Lord also thundered from heaven, And the Highest uttered his voice.

¹² They are like a lion, eager for his prey; Like a young lion, lurking in secret places.

¹³ Arise, O LORD! disappoint them, cast them down! Deliver me from the wicked by thy sword,

¹⁴ From men, by thy hand, O LORD! from men of the world, Whose portion is in life; whom thou loadest with thy treasure; Whose children have enough, and leave their superfluity to their children.

¹² like a lion, longing to tear, like a young lion, lurking in secret.

¹³ Arise, Lord, face them and fell them. By your sword set me free from the wicked,

¹⁴ by your hand, O Lord, from those — whose portion of life is but of this world. But let your treasured ones have food in plenty may their children be full and their children satisfied.

¹² like a lion, longing to tear, like a young lion, lurking in secret.

¹³ Arise, Lord, face them and fell them. By your sword set me free from the wicked,

¹⁴ by your hand, O Lord, from those — whose portion of life is but of this world. But let your treasured ones have food in plenty may their children be full and their children satisfied.

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

¹³ Arise, Adonai , confront him. Cast him down. Deliver my soul from the wicked by your sword;

¹⁴ from men by your hand, Adonai , from men of the world, whose portion is in this life. You fill the belly of your cherished ones. Your sons have plenty, and they store up wealth for their children.

¹² They are like a lion eager for a victim, like a young lion crouching in hidden places.

¹³ Arise, Yahweh! Attack them! Throw them down on their faces! Rescue my life from the wicked by your sword!

¹⁴ Rescue me from men by your hand, Yahweh, from men of this world whose prosperity is in this life alone! You will fill the bellies of your treasured ones with riches; they will have many children and will leave their wealth to their children.

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

¹³ Arise, Yahweh, confront him. Cast him down. Deliver my soul from the wicked by your sword,

¹⁴ from men by your hand, Yahweh, from men of the world, whose portion is in this life. You fill the belly of your cherished ones. Your sons have plenty, and they store up wealth for their children.

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

¹³ Arise, LORD, confront him. Cast him down. Deliver my soul from the wicked by your sword,

¹⁴ from men by your hand, LORD, from men of the world, whose portion is in this life. You fill the belly of your cherished ones. Your sons have plenty, and they store up wealth for their children.

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

¹³ Arise, O LORD disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, who is thy sword:

¹⁴ From men who are thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world, who have their portion in this life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid treasure : they are full of children, and leave the rest of their substance to their babes.

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

¹³ Arise, LORD, confront him. Cast him down. Deliver my soul from the wicked by your sword,

¹⁴ from men by your hand, LORD, from men of the world, whose portion is in this life. You fill the belly of your cherished ones. Your sons have plenty, and they store up wealth for their children.

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

¹³ Arise, LORD, confront him. Cast him down. Deliver my soul from the wicked by your sword,

¹⁴ from men by your hand, LORD, from men of the world, whose portion is in this life. You fill the belly of your cherished ones. Your sons have plenty, and they store up wealth for their children.

¹² They, as a lion made ready to his prey, have taken me; and as the whelp of a lion dwelling in hid places.

¹³ Lord, rise thou up, before come thou him, and deceive or overturn thou him; deliver thou my life from the unpious, deliver thou thy sword;

¹⁴ from the enemies of thine hand. Lord, part thou them from a few men of the land in the life of them; their womb is full-filled of thine hid things. They be full-filled with sons; and they left their remnants, either residue, to their little children.

¹² They, as a lion made ready to his prey, have taken me; and as the whelp of a lion dwelling in hid places. (They be ready to catch me, like a lion catcheth its prey; and like the cub of a lion living in hidden places.)

¹³ Lord, rise thou up, before come thou him, and deceive thou him/and overturn thou him; deliver thou my life from the unpious, deliver thou thy sword; (Lord, rise thou up, come thou before him, and overturn thou him; save thou my life from the unpious, with thy sword,)

¹⁴ from the enemies of thine hand. Lord, part thou them from a few men of the land in the life of them; their womb is full-filled of thine hid things. They be full-filled with sons; and they left their remnants, either residue, to their little children. (yea, from the enemies of thy hand. Lord, save thou me from those of the land who have their portion in this life; their womb is filled full of thy good things. They be filled full with sons and daughters; and they have left all that they have to their little children.)

¹² His likeness as a lion desirous to tear, As a young lion dwelling in secret places.

¹³ Arise, O Jehovah, go before his face, Cause him to bend. Deliver my soul from the wicked, Thy sword,

¹⁴ From men, Thy hand, O Jehovah, From men of the world, their portion is in life, And with Thy hidden things Thou fillest their belly, They are satisfied with sons; And have left their abundance to their sucklings.