Psalms 17:11 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“They have now compassed us in our steps: they have set their eyes bowing down to the earth;”

Psalms 17:11 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Psalms 17:11 in 6 Bible Translations

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Psalms 17:11 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“They have now surrounded us in our steps. They set their eyes to cast us down to the earth.”

Psalms 17:11 — World English Bible

Psalms 17:11 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“They have now compassed us in our steps; They set their eyes to cast us down to the earth.”

Psalms 17:11 — American Standard Version

Psalms 17:11 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“`Our steps now have compassed <FI>him<Fi> ;' Their eyes they set to turn aside in the land.”

Psalms 17:11 — Young's Literal Translation

Psalms 17:11 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“ They have now encompassed us in our steps; their eyes have they set, bowing down to the earth.”

Psalms 17:11 — Darby Translation

Psalms 17:11 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“They haue compassed vs now in our steps: they haue set their eyes to bring downe to the ground:”

Psalms 17:11 — Geneva Bible

Psalms 17:11 in Context — Psalms 17

9 De delante de los malos que me oprimen, de mis enemigos que me cercan por la vida.

10 Cerrados están con su grosura; con su boca hablan soberbiamente.

11 Nuestros pasos nos han cercado ahora: puestos tienen sus ojos para echar[nos] por tierra.

12 Parecen al león que desea hacer presa, y al leoncillo que está escondido.

13 Levántate, oh Jehová; prevén su encuentro, póstrale: libra mi alma del malo con tu espada;

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What Does Psalms 17:11 Mean?

Psalms 17:11 is a verse from the Book of Psalms, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Psalms chapter 17. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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