Psalm 22:13 {21:14}
Good News Translation
They open their mouths like lions, roaring and tearing at me.

New Revised Standard Version
they open wide their mouths at me, like a ravening and roaring lion.

Contemporary English Version
My enemies are like lions roaring and attacking with jaws open wide.

New American Bible
They open their mouths against me, lions that rend and roar.

Douay-Rheims Bible
They have opened their mouths against me, as a lion ravening and roaring.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

They have opened their mouths against me, as a lion ravening and roaring.

gaped.

Psalm 22:7 All they that saw me have laughed me to scorn: they have spoken with the lips, and wagged the head.

Job 16:10 They have opened their mouths upon me, and reproaching me they have struck me on the cheek, they are filled with my pains.

Lamentations 2:16 Phe. All thy enemies have opened their mouth against thee: they have hissed, and gnashed with the teeth, and have said: We will swallow her up: lo, this is the day which we looked for: we have found it, we have seen it.

Lamentations 3:46 Phe. All our enemies have opened their mouths against us.

Matthew 26:3,4,59-65 Then were gathered together the chief priests and ancients of the people, into the court of the high priest, who was called Caiphas: . . .

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Psalm 22:21 Save me from the lion's mouth; and my lowness from the horns of the unicorns.

Psalm 7:2 Lest at any time he seize upon my soul like a lion, while there is no one to redeem me, nor to save.

Psalm 17:12 They have taken me, as a lion prepared for the prey; and as a young lion dwelling in secret places.

Psalm 35:17 Lord, when wilt thou look upon me? rescue thou my soul from their malice: my only one from the lions.

Ezekiel 22:27,28 Her princes in the midst of her, are like wolves ravening the prey to shed blood, and to destroy souls, and to run after gains through covetousness. . . .

1 Peter 5:8 Be sober and watch: because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, goeth about seeking whom he may devour.

Context
The Psalm of the Cross
12Many calves have surrounded me: fat bulls have besieged me. 13They have opened their mouths against me, as a lion ravening and roaring.14I am poured out like water; and all my bones are scattered. My heart is become like wax melting in the midst of my bowels.…
Cross References
Job 16:10
They have opened their mouths upon me, and reproaching me they have struck me on the cheek, they are filled with my pains.

Psalm 10:9
His eyes are upon the poor man: He lieth in wait in secret like a lion in his den. He lieth in ambush that he may catch the poor man: to catch the poor, whilst he draweth him to him.

Psalm 17:12
They have taken me, as a lion prepared for the prey; and as a young lion dwelling in secret places.

Psalm 22:21
Save me from the lion's mouth; and my lowness from the horns of the unicorns.

Psalm 35:21
And they opened their mouth wide against me; they said: Well done, well done, our eyes have seen it.

Lamentations 2:16
Phe. All thy enemies have opened their mouth against thee: they have hissed, and gnashed with the teeth, and have said: We will swallow her up: lo, this is the day which we looked for: we have found it, we have seen it.

Lamentations 3:46
Phe. All our enemies have opened their mouths against us.

Psalm 22:12
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