Psalms 22:13

13 They open their mouths wide against me, like ravening, roaring lions.

Psalms 22:13 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 22:13

They gaped upon me [with] their mouths
Either by way of derision and contempt, ( Job 16:10 ) ; or belching out blasphemy against him, or rather, with the greatest vehemency, crying out "Crucify him, crucify him", ( Luke 23:21 ) ( John 19:6 ) ; and this they did

[as] a ravening and roaring lion,
when it has got its prey and rejoices, ( Amos 3:4 ) ; and being in such hands, and encompassed about with such enemies, as Christ was in the garden, in the high priest's hall, and in Pilate's judgment hall, is a third reason or argument used by him with God his Father, to be near to him and not far from him.

Psalms 22:13 In-Context

11 Don't stay far from me, for trouble is near; and there is no one to help.

12 Many bulls surround me, wild bulls of Bashan close in on me.

13 They open their mouths wide against me, like ravening, roaring lions.

14 I am poured out like water; all my bones are out of joint; my heart has become like wax it melts inside me;

15 my mouth is as dry as a fragment of a pot, my tongue sticks to my palate; you lay me down in the dust of death.