Psalms 22:13
They have opened wide against me their mouth, A lion rending and roaring.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
They gaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion.
In Context
12Many bulls have surrounded me, Strong oxen of Bashan, have enclosed me;
Cross References
Psalms 7:2Lest one tear, as a lion, my soul,—and there be no deliverer to rescue.
Psalms 22:7All that see me, laugh at me,—They open wide the mouth, They shake the head:—
Psalms 35:17My Lord! how long wilt thou look on? Bring back my soul out of their raging, from among lions, my solitary self.
Lamentations 2:16All thy foes, have opened wide, over thee their mouth, They have hissed, and gnashed their teeth, They have said—We have swallowed [her] up! Surely, this, is the day for which we have waited, We have found! We have seen!
Ezekiel 22:27Her rulers within her have been like wolves, rending prey,- In shedding blood In destroying lives, For the sake of getting dishonest gain.
Matthew 26:59Now, the High-priests and all the High-council, were seeking 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 →