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Psalm 22:13 KJV
Psalms · chapter 22 · verse 13
They gaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion.Psalm 22:13 · King James Version
Psalm 22:13 in context
11Be not far from me; for trouble is near; for there is none to help.
12Many bulls have compassed me: strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round.
13They gaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion.
14I 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.
15My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- raveningṭâraphto pluck off or pull to piecesH2963 →
- roaringshâʼagto rumble or moanH7580 →
- mouthspehthe mouth , whether literal or figurativeH6310 →
- gapedpâtsâhto rendH6475 →
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In these verses we have Christ suffering and Christ praying, by which we are directed to look for crosses and to look up to God under them. I. Here is Christ suffering. David indeed was often in trouble, and beset with enemies;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 11-21