Psalm 22:13

Translations

Modern

They open their jaws against me like lions that roar and maul.

Traditional

They gaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion.

Literal

They open against me their mouths, a lion tearing and roaring.

Latin

Aperuerunt super me os suum, sicut leo rapiens et rugiens.

Original

Hebrew

English

They open their jaws against me like lions that roar and maul.

Notes

Psalms 22:12–18

The 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.

Psalms 22:1–21

The psalmist switches between thinking about his current difficult situation and remembering the Lord's past faithfulness. He ends the psalm with a prayer for rescue.

Psalms 22:1–31

All previous laments seem minor compared to this outcry against the enemy and God's abandonment. The psalm has two main sections:

the lament (Psalm 22:1–21) and
praise for redemption (Psalm 22:22–31).

This naturally leads to Psalm 23.

The apostles saw this psalm as expressing the sufferings of Jesus Christ. He ultimately fulfilled the purpose of David's humiliation, rejection by people, and divine abandonment (Matthew 27:35, 39, 43, 46; Mark 15:34; John 19:23–24, 28; Hebrews 2:12).

Psalms 20:1–24:10

This series of psalms shows a journey from confidence and commitment (Psalms 20–21), through anguish and abandonment (Psalm 22), and finally to comfort, insight, and hope (Psalms 23–24).

Theme notes and profiles

David Psalms of Suffering Suffering in Following God The Poor and Needy in the Psalms

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Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
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They gape at me and say, “Aha, aha! Our eyes have seen!”
Lamentations 2:16
All your enemies open their mouths against you. They hiss and gnash their teeth, saying, “We have swallowed her up. This is the day for which we have waited. We have lived to see it!”
Job 16:10
They open their mouths against me and strike my cheeks with contempt; they join together against me.
Matthew 26:3–4
At that time the chief priests and elders of the people assembled in the courtyard of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas,
Lamentations 3:46
All our enemies open their mouths against us.
Matthew 26:59–65
Now the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were seeking false testimony against Jesus in order to put Him to death.
Psalm 17:12
…like a lion greedy for prey, like a young lion lurking in ambush.
Psalm 22:7
All who see me mock me; they sneer and shake their heads:
Ezekiel 22:27–28
Her officials within her are like wolves tearing their prey, shedding blood, and destroying lives for dishonest gain.
Psalm 22:21
Save me from the mouth of the lion; at the horns of the wild oxen You have answered me!
Psalm 7:2
…or they will shred my soul like a lion and tear me to pieces with no one to rescue me.

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