Bible verse
They open their jaws against me like lions that roar and maul.
Psalm 22:13 · BSB
The verses around it, from Psalm 22.
9 Yet You brought me forth from the womb; You made me secure at my mother’s breast.
10 From birth I was cast upon You; from my mother’s womb You have been my God.
11 Be not far from me, for trouble is near and there is no one to help.
12 Many bulls surround me; strong bulls of Bashan encircle me.
13 They open their jaws against me like lions that roar and maul.
14 I am poured out like water, and all my bones are disjointed. My heart is like wax; it melts away within me.
15 My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. You lay me in the dust of death.
16 For dogs surround me; a band of evil men encircles me; they have pierced my hands and feet.
17 I can count all my bones; they stare and gloat over me.
KJV
They gaped upon me [with] their mouths, [as] a ravening and a roaring lion.
ASV
They gape upon me with their mouth, As a ravening and a roaring lion.
ERV
They gape upon me with their mouth, as a ravening and a roaring lion.
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