Psalm 10:9
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9 They lurk in ambush like lions in a thicket,
hide there to trap the poor,
snare them and close the net.(A)
Psalm 22:14
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14 They open their mouths against me,
lions that rend and roar.(A)
Psalm 22:22
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22 Save me from the lion’s mouth,
my poor life from the horns of wild bulls.(A)
Psalm 35:17
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IV
17 O Lord, how long will you look on?
Restore my soul from their destruction,
my very life from lions!(A)
Psalm 58:7
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III
7 O God, smash the teeth in their mouths;
break the fangs of these lions, Lord!(A)
Job 4:10-11
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10 Though the lion[a] roars, though the king of beasts cries out,
yet the teeth of the young lions are broken;
11 The old lion perishes for lack of prey,
and the cubs of the lioness are scattered.
Footnotes
- 4:10 The lion: used figuratively here for the violent, rapacious sinner who cannot prevail against God.
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