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Psalm 22:13
I saw their mouths wide open, like lions crying after food.
Psalm 22:13 · Bible in Basic English
Psalm 22:13 in other translations
They gaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion.
They open their jaws against me like lions that roar and maul.
They open their mouths wide against me, lions tearing prey and roaring.
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In context
10 I was in your hands even before my birth; you are my God from the time when I was in my mother's body.
11 Be not far from me, for trouble is near; there is no one to give help.
12 A great herd of oxen is round me: I am shut in by the strong oxen of Bashan.
13 I saw their mouths wide open, like lions crying after food.
14 I am flowing away like water, and all my bones are out of place: my heart is like wax, it has become soft in my body.
15 My throat is dry like a broken vessel; my tongue is fixed to the roof of my mouth, and the dust of death is on my lips.
16 Dogs have come round me: I am shut in by the band of evil-doers; they made wounds in my hands and feet.
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