Like as a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.
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Gill's Exposition
Like as a lion that is greedy of his prey,.... Or "the likeness of him is as a lion" (i); meaning Saul, as Kimchi interprets it; or everyone of them that compassed them about, as Aben Ezra observes;…
Barnes' Notes
Like as a lion - Margin, “The likeness of him” (that is, “of every one of them”) is “as a lion that desireth to ravin.” The meaning is plain. They were like a lion intent on securing his prey. They…
We may observe, in these verses,
I. What David prays for. Being compassed about with enemies that sought his life, he prays to God to preserve him safely through all their attempts against him, to the…
Cambridge Bible
Like as a lion&c. Lit., He is like a lion that is greedy to raven. (Psa 22:13). One of the pursuers (Saul, if the singer is David) is conspicuous for ferocity and craftiness. Cp. Psa 7:2; Psa 10:8-9.
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