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Psalms 22:13

Old Testament Poetry/Hymns ASV (1901)

What does Psalms 22:13 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “They gape upon me with their mouth, [As] a ravening and a roaring lion.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

They gape upon me with their mouth, [As] a ravening and a roaring lion.
Psalms 22:13 — American Standard Version

Context — Psalms 22

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
10I was cast upon thee from the womb; Thou art my God since my mother bare me.
11Be not far from me; for trouble is near; For there is none to help.
12Many bulls have compassed me; Strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round.
13They gape upon me with their mouth, [As] a ravening and a roaring lion.
14I am poured out like water, And all my bones are out of joint: My heart is like wax; It is melted within me.
15My strength is dried up like a potsherd; And my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; And thou hast brought me into the dust of death.
16For dogs have compassed me: A company of evil-doers have inclosed me; They pierced my hands and my feet.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“But as for me, my prayer [is] unto thee, O Lord, etc.] Christ betook himself to prayer in these circumstances, and not to railing and reviling again: he applied to his divine Father, and committed himself to him that judgeth righteously, and prayed both for himself and for his enemies too: and this he did [in] an acceptable time; or “a time of good will” f942; which was the time of his sufferings and death; so called, because the good will and pleasure of God was seen therein; in not sparing his Son, his own and only begotten Son, his beloved Son, and delivering him up to justice and death for the worst of sinners; and because at this time the good will of God was done: Christ laid down his…”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“gaped: etc. Heb. opened their mouths against me, Psa 22:7, Psa 35:21; Job 16:10; Lam 2:16, Lam 3:46; Mat 26:3, Mat 26:4, Mat 26:59-65 as a: Psa 22:21, Psa 7:2, Psa 17:12, Psa 35:17; Eze 22:27, Eze 22:28; Pe1 5:8 Psalms 22:14”
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