like a lion greedy for prey, like a young lion lurking in ambush.
or they will shred my soul like a lion and tear me to pieces with no one to rescue me.
Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
He lies in wait like a lion in a thicket; he lurks to seize the oppressed; he catches the lowly in his net.
They open their jaws against me like lions that roar and maul.
But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message would be fully proclaimed, and all the Gent