Psalms 22:13
They gaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion.
King James Version
In Context
12Many bulls have compassed me: strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round.
Cross References
Psalms 7:2Lest he tear my soul like a lion, rending it in pieces, while there is none to deliver.
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 darling from the lions.
Lamentations 2:16All thine enemies have opened their mouth against thee: they hiss and gnash the teeth: they say, We have swallowed her up: certainly this is the day that we looked for; we have found, we have seen it.
Ezekiel 22:27Her princes in the midst thereof are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, and to destroy souls, to get dishonest gain.
Matthew 26:59Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, to 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 →