# dogs have surrounded me The writer speaks about his enemies as if they were dogs. His enemies are coming close to him like wild dogs do to a dying animal. AT: "my enemies are like dogs that have surrounded me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]]) # a company of evildoers "a group of evildoers" or "a gang of evildoers" # encircled stood in a circle # they have pierced my hands and my feet This continues the dog metaphor. The writer speaks about his enemies as if they were dogs that are biting and piercing his hands and feet with their teeth. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]]) # pierced stabbed through something with a sharp object