a cobra? Using vivid imagery, the psalmist also likens Satan’s tactics to those of a young lion or those of a cobra.
فَيُشَبِّهُ ٱلتَّكْتِيكَ ٱلَّذِي يَسْتَخْدِمُهُ ٱلشَّيْطَانُ بِذَاكَ ٱلَّذِي يَسْتَخْدِمُهُ ٱلشِّبْلُ أَوِ ٱلصِّلُّ .‏