Psalms 22:13
They have opened against me their mouth, A lion tearing and roaring.
Young's Literal Translation
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, Mighty ones of Bashan have compassed me,
Cross References
Psalms 7:2Lest he tear as a lion my soul, Rending, and there is no deliverer.
Psalms 22:7All beholding me do mock at me, They make free with the lip — shake the head,
Psalms 35:17Lord, how long dost thou behold? Keep back my soul from their desolations, From young lions my only one.
Lamentations 2:16Opened against thee their mouth have all thine enemies, They have hissed, yea, they gnash the teeth, They have said: 'We have swallowed [her] up, Surely this [is] the day that we looked for, We have found — we have seen.'
Ezekiel 22:27Its princes in its midst [are] as wolves, Tearing prey, to shed blood, to destroy souls, For the sake of gaining dishonest gain.
Matthew 26:59And the chief priests, and the elders, and all the 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 →