New English Translation
Psalms 22:13
13They open their mouths to devour me like a roaring lion that rips its prey.
Psalms 22:13 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)They gaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion.
- New International Version (NIV)Roaring lions that tear their prey open their mouths wide against me.
- English Standard Version (ESV)they open wide their mouths at me, like a ravening and roaring lion.
- New King James Version (NKJV)They gape at Me with their mouths, Like a raging and roaring lion.
Context of Psalms 22:13
11Do not remain far away from me, for trouble is near and I have no one to help me. 12Many bulls surround me; powerful bulls of Bashan hem me in. They open their mouths to devour me like a roaring lion that rips its prey. 14My strength drains away like water; all my bones are dislocated; my heart is like wax; it melts away inside me. 15The roof of my mouth is as dry as a piece of pottery; my tongue sticks to my gums. You set me in the dust of death.
Read all of Psalms 22Psalms 22:13 word by word
פָּצ֣וּ עָלַ֣י פִּיהֶ֑ם אַ֝רְיֵ֗ה טֹרֵ֥ף וְשֹׁאֵֽג׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 22:13
- Psalms 22:7All who see me taunt me; they mock me and shake their heads.
- Job 16:10People have opened their mouths against me, they have struck my cheek in scorn; they unite together against me.
- Lamentations 2:16All your enemies gloated over you. They sneered and gnashed their teeth; they said, “We have destroyed her! Ha! We have waited a long time for this day. We have lived to see it!” ע (Ayin)
- Lamentations 3:46All our enemies have gloated over us;
- Matthew 26:3Then the chief priests and the elders of the people met together in the palace of the high priest, who was named Caiaphas.
- Psalms 22:21Rescue me from the mouth of the lion, and from the horns of the wild oxen! You have answered me!
- Psalms 7:2Otherwise they will rip me to shreds like a lion; they will tear me to bits and no one will be able to rescue me.
- Psalms 17:12He is like a lion that wants to tear its prey to bits, like a young lion crouching in hidden places.
- Psalms 35:17O Lord, how long are you going to just stand there and watch this? Rescue me from their destructive attacks; guard my life from the young lions!
- Ezekiel 22:27Her officials are like wolves in her midst rending their prey – shedding blood and destroying lives – so they can get dishonest profit.
- 1 Peter 5:8Be sober and alert. Your enemy the devil, like a roaring lion, is on the prowl looking for someone to devour.
Commentaries on Psalms 22:13
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13They gaped upon me - They were fiercely and madly beat on my destruction.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13They gaped upon me with their mouths - Margin, as in Hebrew, “opened their mouths against me.” That is, they opened their mouths wide as if they would devour me, as a lion does when he seizes upon his prey. In Psalm 22:7 they are represented as “opening” the mouth for another purpose - that of derision or scorn; here they are described as if they were fierce and wild beasts ready to fall upon their prey. As a ravening and roaring lion - The word…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-21Verses 11-21 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. The very manner of Christ's death is described, though not in use among the Jews. They pierced his hands and his feet, which were nailed to the accursed tree, and his whole body was left so to hang as to suffer the most severe pain and torture. His natural force failed, being wasted by the fire of…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12-18The psalmist again shares his deep pain and suffering (see Psalm 22:1–2, 6–8). His trouble comes from human beings who act like wild animals.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 12-1312-13. His enemies, with the vigor of bulls and rapacity of lions, surround him, eagerly seeking his ruin. The force of both figures is greater without the use of any particle denoting comparison.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 22
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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