Psalms 22:21
Save me from the mouth of the lion; at the horns of the wild oxen You have answered me!
Majority Standard Bible
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 precious life from the power of wild dogs.
22I will proclaim Your name to my brothers; I will praise You in the assembly.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 33:17His majesty is like a firstborn bull, and his horns are like those of a wild ox. With them he will gore the nations, even to the ends of the earth. Such are the myriads of Ephraim, and such are the thousands of Manasseh.”
Psalms 35:17How long, O Lord, will You look on? Rescue my soul from their ravages, my precious life from these lions.
Luke 22:53Every day I was with you in the temple courts, and you did not lay a hand on Me. But this hour belongs to you and to the power of darkness.”
John 14:30I will not speak with you much longer, for the prince of this world is coming, and he has no claim on Me.
Acts 5:30The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom you had killed by hanging Him on a tree.
1 Peter 5:8Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
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 →