The Meaning of Psalms 22:13 Explained

Psalms 22:13

KJV: They gaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion.

YLT: They have opened against me their mouth, A lion tearing and roaring.

Darby: They gape upon me with their mouth, as a ravening and a roaring lion.

ASV: They gape upon me with their mouth, As a ravening and a roaring lion.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Psalms 22:13?

MEANING: What does Psalms 22:13 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Psalms 22:13 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Psalms 22:13?

What is the context of Psalms 22:13?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

They gaped upon me [with] their mouths, [as] a ravening and a roaring lion.

What does Psalms 22:13 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalms 22:1-15 - The Cry Of The Forsaken

The Hebrew inscription of this exquisite ode is, "The hind of the morning." The hind is the emblem of loveliness; see Song of Solomon 2:7; Song of Solomon 2:9. The cruel persecutors are designated as bulls, lions, and dogs. Perhaps the allusion to the morning refers to the daybreak of resurrection-hope.

Of course our blessed Lord is in every syllable. Indeed, the psalm reads more as history than as prophecy. The divine Sufferer seems to have recited it to Himself when on the Cross; for it begins with "My God, my God," etc., and ends, according to some, with a word in the Hebrew, meaning "It is finished." The psalm is indeed a photograph of Calvary, a memorial of the heartbreak of Jesus.

Sometimes to the soul in agony God seems not to hear; but through those hours of darkness the Easter day is hastening to break in resplendent glory. He will not suffer His holy one to see corruption, Psalms 16:10. [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalms 22

¹ David complains in great discouragement
⁹ He prays in great distress
²³ He praises God

What do the individual words in Psalms 22:13 mean?

They gape at Me [with] their mouths lion [Like] a raging and roaring

פָּצ֣וּ עָלַ֣י פִּיהֶ֑ם אַ֝רְיֵ֗ה טֹרֵ֥ף וְשֹׁאֵֽג

פָּצ֣וּ	They gape
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural Root: פָּצָה Sense: to part, open, separate, set free.
עָלַ֣י	at Me
Parse: Preposition, first person common singular Root: עַל Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
פִּיהֶ֑ם	[with] their mouths
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine plural Root: פֶּה Sense: mouth.
אַ֝רְיֵ֗ה	lion
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: אֲרִי Sense: lion.
טֹרֵ֥ף	[Like] a raging
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular Root: טָרַף Sense: to tear, rend, pluck.
וְשֹׁאֵֽג	and roaring
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular Root: שָׁאַג Sense: (Qal) to roar.

What are the major concepts related to Psalms 22:13?

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