Psalm 22:13

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Summary

Psalm 22:13

They gaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion.

Gaped, etc

As a

General references

Psalm 118:11

Matthew 27:41

Luke 23:23

Bible References

Gaped, etc

All those who see me laugh me to scorn. They shoot out the lip. They shake the head, [saying],

Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me. They said, Aha, aha, our eye has seen it.

They have gaped upon me with their mouth. They have smitten me upon the cheek reproachfully. They gather themselves together against me.

All thine enemies have opened their mouth wide 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.

All our enemies have opened their mouth wide against us.

Then the chief priests, and the scholars, and the elders of the people, assembled together to the courtyard of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas,

As a

Save me from the lion's mouth, yea, from the horns of the wild-oxen. Thou have answered me.

lest they tear my soul like a lion, rending it in pieces, while there is none to deliver.

He is like a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.

LORD, how long will thou look on? Rescue my soul from their destructions, my darling from the lions.

Her rulers in the midst of it are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, to destroy souls, that they may get dishonest gain.

Be sober, be vigilant. Your opponent the devil, as a roaring lion, walks about seeking whom to devour.

General references

They encompassed me around, yea, they encompassed me around. In the name of LORD I will cut them off.

And likewise also the chief priests, ridiculing with the scholars, and elders, and Pharisees, said,

But they were relentless with loud voices demanding him to be crucified. And their voices and those of the chief priests prevailed.