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They have surrounded my steps
Here "surrounded my steps" represents how David's enemies have followed him everywhere he goes in order to capture him. AT: "My enemies have surrounded me" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
like a lion eager for a victim, like a young lion crouching in hidden places
These two phrases express very similar ideas. The repetition adds intensity. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism)
They are like a lion ... like a young lion
The writer feels pursued the way a lion hunts its prey (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile)