Psalms 22:13

Main message

Psalm 22:13: Open mouths are compared to a ravening, roaring lion.

Meaning in context

Psalm 22:12–21 · Encirclement, bodily collapse, and plea for rescue — Encirclement, bodily collapse, and plea for rescue

Further teachings

Applications in daily life

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   Psalm 22:13

   Open mouths are compared to a ravening, roaring lion.

   Read the verse within lament poetry; do not use it to silence suffering, justify violence or dehumanization, promise prosperity, or replace prudent medical, psychological, legal, pastoral, or emergency help.

Related Bible passages and resources

• Psalm 22 (complete chapter)

  Read the whole psalm before isolating one verse.

• Psalm 22:12

  Read the previous line to preserve the local movement.

• Psalm 22:14

  Continue with the next line to preserve the local movement.

• Study the Book of Psalms

  Encirclement, bodily collapse, and plea for rescue

Common misreadings

Related Verses

• Judges 14:6

  “And the Spirit of the Lord came mightily upon him, and he rent him as he would have rent a kid, and he had nothing in his hand: but he told not his father or his mother what he had done.”

• 1 Samuel 17:34

  “And David said unto Saul, Thy servant kept his father’s sheep, and there came a lion, and a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock:”

• Proverbs 28:1

  “The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.”

• Daniel 6:22

  “My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions’ mouths, that they have not hurt me: forasmuch as before him innocency was found in me; and also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt.”

• 1 Peter 5:8

  “Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:”

How to Apply Psalms 22:13

Pray through Psalms 22:13 slowly, pausing at each phrase. Journal what God highlights regarding on the theme of The Lion in the Bible. Commit to one concrete application over the next seven days, and revisit your notes at the end of the week to see how your perspective has shifted through the lens of this passage.