Psalms 22:13 - Forerunner Commentary

Psalms 22:13

11 Be not far from Me,
For trouble is near;
For there is none to help.

12 ^aMany bulls have surrounded Me;
Strong bulls of ^bBashan have encircled Me.

13 ^aThey¹ gape at Me with their mouths,
Like a raging and roaring lion.

14 I am poured out like water,
^aAnd all My bones are out of joint;
My heart is like wax;
It has melted¹ within Me.

15 ^aMy strength is dried up like a potsherd,
And ^bMy tongue clings to My jaws;
You have brought Me to the dust of death.

16 For dogs have surrounded Me;
The congregation of the wicked has enclosed Me.
^aThey¹ pierced My hands and My feet;

17 I can count all My bones.
^aThey look and stare at Me.

18 ^aThey divide My garments among them,
And for My clothing they cast lots.

Verse Comparison: Psalms 22:13

American Standard Version
They gape upon me with their mouth, `As' a ravening and a roaring lion.

Amplified® Bible
Against me they opened their mouths wide, like a ravening and roaring lion.

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

Darby English Version
They gape upon me with their mouth, [as] a ravening and a roaring lion.

Good News Bible
They open their mouths like lions, roaring and tearing at me.

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

New American Standard Bible
They open wide their mouth at me, As a ravening and a roaring lion.

New International Version
Roaring lions tearing their prey
open their mouths wide against me.

New King James Version
They gape at Me with their mouths,
Like a raging and roaring lion.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
They open wide their mouth at me, As a ravening and a roaring lion.

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

Young's Literal Translation
They have opened against me their mouth, A lion tearing and roaring.

New English Translation
They¹ open their mouths to devour me² like a roaring lion that rips its prey.³