Psalms 22:13
They gape upon me with their mouth, [as] a ravening and a roaring lion.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
They gaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion.
In Context
12Many bulls have encompassed me; Bashan's strong ones have beset me round.
Cross References
Psalms 7:2Lest he tear my soul like a lion, crushing it while there is no deliverer.
Psalms 22:7All they that see me laugh me to scorn; they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, [saying:]
Psalms 35:17Lord, how long wilt thou look on? Rescue my soul from their destructions, my only one from the young lions.
Lamentations 2:16All thine enemies open their mouth against thee, they hiss and gnash the teeth: they say, We have swallowed [her] up; this is forsooth the day that we looked for: we have found, we have seen [it].
Ezekiel 22:27Her princes in the midst of her are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, to destroy souls, to get dishonest gain.
Matthew 26:59And the chief priests and the elders and the whole sanhedrim sought false witness against Jesus, so that they might put him to death.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 22:12-22
The Sufferings of the Messiah; The Messiah Supported in His Sufferings. 11 Be not far from me; for trouble is near; for there is none to help. 12 Many bulls have compassed me: strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round. 13 They gaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion. 14 I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels. 15 My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast… Read the whole commentary →