Thematic Bible: Of persecutors
Thematic Bible
Dogs » Illustrative » Of persecutors
and You have brought Me into the dust of death. For dogs have circled around Me; the band of spoilers have hemmed Me in, piercers of My hands and My feet.
Deliver My soul from the sword, My only one from the dog's hand.
Lions » Illustrative » Of persecutors
But the Lord stood with me and strengthened me, that through me the preaching might be fulfilled, and that all the nations might hear. And I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.
They opened wide their mouths on Me, like a ripping and a roaring lion.
Water » Illustrative » Of persecutors
then the waters would have flowed over us, the stream would have gone over our soul; then the proud waters would have gone over our soul.