Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

They have now surrounded us in our steps;
They set their eyes to cast us down to the ground.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

They advance against me; now they surround me.
They are determined
to throw me to the ground.

International Standard Version

Now they have encircled our paths and are determined to cast us down to the ground.

A Conservative Version

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

American Standard Version

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

Amplified


They track us down and have now surrounded us in our steps;
They set their eyes to force us to the ground,

Darby Translation

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

Julia Smith Translation

We went straight, now they surrounded us: their eyes they will set to incline to the earth;

King James 2000

They have now surrounded us in our steps: they have set their eyes, crouching down to the earth;

Lexham Expanded Bible

Now they surround us at our [every] step. They {intend} {to pin} [me] to the ground.

Modern King James verseion

they have now hemmed in our steps, they have set their eyes to bow me to the earth,

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

They lie waiting in our way on every side, watching to cast us down to the ground,

NET Bible

They attack me, now they surround me; they intend to throw me to the ground.

New Heart English Bible

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

The Emphasized Bible

As for our own goings, now, have they surrounded us, - Their eyes, they fix, bending to the earth:

Webster

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

World English Bible

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

Youngs Literal Translation

Our steps now have compassed him;' Their eyes they set to turn aside in the land.

Verse Info

Context Readings

In The Shadow Of Your Wings

10 They close their hearts to pity; with their mouths they speak arrogantly. 11 They have now surrounded us in our steps;
They set their eyes to cast us down to the ground.
12 He is like a lion eager to tear, as a young lion lurking in ambush.

Cross References

1 Samuel 23:26

Saul went on one side of the mountain, and David and his men on the other side of the mountain. And David was hurrying to get away from Saul. As Saul and his men were closing in on David and his men to capture them,

1 Samuel 24:2-3

Then Saul took three thousand chosen men out of all Israel and went to seek David and his men in front of the Wildgoats' Rocks.

1 Samuel 26:2-3

So Saul arose and went down to the wilderness of Ziph with three thousand chosen men of Israel to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph.

Psalm 10:8-10

He sits in ambush in the villages; in hiding places he murders the innocent. His eyes stealthily watch for the helpless;

Psalm 37:14

The wicked draw the sword and bend their bows to bring down the poor and needy, to slay those whose way is upright;

Psalm 88:17

They surround me like a flood all day long; they close in on me together.

Proverbs 6:13-14

winks with his eyes, signals with his feet, points with his finger,

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