Psalms 17:11
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Psalms 17:11 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Psalms 17:11 is a verse from the book of Psalms in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "They have now compassed us in our steps: they have set their eyes bowing down to the earth;" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Psalms 17:11 — KJV
“They have now compassed us in our steps: they have set their eyes bowing down to the earth;”
— Psalms 17:11 (KJV)
Psalms 17:11 in Context — About the Book of Psalms
Psalms is the Bible's prayer book — 150 songs covering every emotion a praying person will ever feel: praise, panic, gratitude, grief, fury, and quiet trust. For three thousand years believers have borrowed these words when their own run out. If you can feel it, there is a psalm for it.
Cross-References for Psalms 17:11
“And thou saidst unto thy servants, Bring him down unto me, that I may set mine eyes upon him.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 17:11: set, eyes, down
“Now it came to pass, after that Amaziah was come from the slaughter of the Edomites, that he brought the gods of the children of Seir, and set them up to be his gods, and bowed down himself before them, and burned incense unto them.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 17:11: now, set, down
“Knowest thou the ordinances of heaven? canst thou set the dominion thereof in the earth?”
Shares key themes with Psalms 17:11: now, set, earth
“Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth? of man: Heb. of the sons of man goeth upward: Heb. is ascending, etc”
Shares key themes with Psalms 17:11: now, down, earth
“When I applied mine heart to know wisdom, and to see the business that is done upon the earth: (for also there is that neither day nor night seeth sleep with his eyes:)”
Shares key themes with Psalms 17:11: now, eyes, earth
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