Psalms 22:21
Save Me from the mouth of a lion || And You have answered Me from the horns of the high places!
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
Save me from the lion’s mouth: for thou hast heard me from the horns of the unicorns.
In Context
20Deliver My soul from the sword, || My only one from the paw of a dog.
22I declare Your Name to My brothers, || In the midst of the assembly I praise You.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 33:17His splendor [is] a firstling of his ox, || And his horns [are] horns of a wild ox; With them he pushes the peoples || Altogether to the ends of the earth; And they [are] the myriads of Ephraim, || And they [are] the thousands of Manasseh.
Psalms 35:17Lord, how long do You behold? Keep my soul back from their desolations, || My only one from young lions.
Luke 22:53While daily I was with you in the temple, you stretched forth no hands against Me; but this is your hour and the power of the darkness.”
John 14:30I will no longer talk much with you, for the ruler of this world comes, and he has nothing in Me;
Acts 5:30and the God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom you slew, having hanged on a tree;
1 Peter 5:8Be sober, vigilant, because your opponent the Devil walks around as a roaring lion, seeking whom he may swallow up,
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 →