Psalms 22:21
Save me from the mouth of the lion,—Yea, from the horns of wild beasts, hast thou delivered me.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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
20Rescue, from the sword, my life, from the power of the dog, my solitary self:
22I will declare thy Name unto my brethren,—In the midst of the convocation, will I praise thee.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 33:17His firstborn ox, be an honour to him. And the horns of a buffalo, be his horns, With them, let him thrust, peoples, All at once, to the ends of the earth,—Yea, [with] these, the myriads of Ephraim, And, [with] those, the thousands of Manasseh.
Psalms 35:17My Lord! how long wilt thou look on? Bring back my soul out of their raging, from among lions, my solitary self.
Luke 22:53Daily, was I with you, in the temple, and yet ye stretched not forth your hands against me! …But, this, is your hour, and the authority of darkness.
John 14:30No longer, many things, will I speak with you; for, the world’s ruler, is coming, and, in me, hath, nothing,—
Acts 5:30The God of our fathers, hath raised up Jesus,—whom, ye, got into your hands, suspending him upon a tree:—
1 Peter 5:8Be sober! be watchful! Your slanderous adversary, as a roaring lion, is walking about—seeking 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 →