Psalms 22:13
Many calves have surrounded me: fat bulls have besieged me.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
They gaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion.
In Context
12depart not from me. For tribulation is very near: for there is none to help me.
14They have opened their mouths against me, as a lion ravening and roaring.
Cross References
Psalms 7:2O Lord my God, in thee have I put my trust: save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me.
Psalms 22:7But I am a worm, and no man: the reproach of men, and the outcast of the people.
Psalms 35:17Lord, when wilt thou look upon me? rescue thou soul from their malice : my only one from the lions.
Lamentations 2:16Phe. All thy enemies have opened their mouth against thee: they have hissed, and gnashed with the teeth, and have said: We will swallow her up: lo, this is the day which we looked for: we have found it, we have seen it.
Ezekiel 22:27Her princes in the midst of her, are like wolves ravening the prey to shed blood, and to destroy souls, and to run after gains through covetousness.
Matthew 26:59And the chief priests and the whole council sought false witness against Jesus, 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 →