Thematic Bible: Of persecutors
Thematic Bible
Dogs » Illustrative » Of persecutors
For [a pack of] dogs have surrounded me;
A gang of evildoers has encircled me,
They pierced my hands and my feet.
Rescue my life from the sword,
My only life from the paw of the dog (the executioner).
Lions » Illustrative » Of persecutors
But the Lord stood by me and strengthened and empowered me, so that through me the [gospel] message might be fully proclaimed, and that all the Gentiles might hear it; and I was rescued from the mouth of the lion.
Verse Concepts
They open wide their mouths against me,
Like a ravening and a roaring lion.
Water » Illustrative » Of persecutors
Then the waters would have overwhelmed us and swept us away, the torrent would have gone over us; Then the proud waters would have gone over us.