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Psalm 22:21 KJV
Psalms · chapter 22 · verse 21
Save me from the lion’s mouth: for thou hast heard me from the horns of the unicorns.Psalm 22:21 · King James Version
Psalm 22:21 in context
19But be not thou far from me, O LORD: O my strength, haste thee to help me.
20Deliver my soul from the sword; my darling from the power of the dog.
21Save me from the lion’s mouth: for thou hast heard me from the horns of the unicorns.
22I will declare thy name unto my brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee.
23Ye that fear the LORD, praise him; all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him; and fear him, all ye the seed of Israel.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- lion'sʼărîya lionH738 →
- mouthpehthe mouth , whether literal or figurativeH6310 →
- heardʻânâhproperly, to eye or to heedH6030 →
- hornsqerena hornH7161 →
- Saveyâshaʻproperly, to be open, wide or freeH3467 →
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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