Save me from the lion’s mouth—His enemies represented as fierce and ravening lions, compare Psalm 22:13.

For thou has…

Unicorns. —See Numbers 23:22; either “buffaloes” or “antelopes.” There is some uncertainty about the translation of the second cla…

They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture. But do not be far from me, O LORD: O my strength, hasten to help me. Deliver m…

Save me from the lion's mouth
Either the devil, who is as a roaring lion, whom Christ overcame both in the garden an…

In these verses, we see Christ suffering and Christ praying, which directs us to expect suffering and to look up to God amidst it. The specific man…

1. But you, O Lord, do not remove your help. Having recounted the Passion, he moves to prayer.