John Gill's Exposition on Psalms 17:12

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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Like as a lion [that] is greedy of his prey, etc.] Or “the likeness of him is as a lion” f256; meaning Saul, as Kimchi interprets it; or everyone of them that compassed them about, as Aben Ezra observes; sometimes wicked and persecuting princes are compared to lions, for their strength and cruelty; (see <202815>Proverbs 28:15 <550417>2 Timothy 4:17); so the devil is called a roaring lion, (<600508>1 Peter 5:8); and the antichristian beast is said to have the mouth of a lion, (<661302>Revelation 13:2); and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places; to leap upon its prey, and seize it at once, as it has opportunity; this denotes the secret and insidious method which the enemies of Christ take to do mischief; (see <191009>

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