They gaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion.
They have gaped upon me with their mouth; they have struck me upon the cheek reproachfully; they have gathered themselves together against me.
Like a lion that is greedy of his prey, and like a young lion lurking in secret places.
Save me from the lion’s mouth: for you have heard me cry from the horns of the unicorns.
All those who see me laugh me to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying,
Lord, how long will you look on? rescue my soul from their destructions, my beloved from the lions.
Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me, and said, Aha, aha, our eye has seen it.
So that he does not tear my soul like a lion, breaking it in pieces, while there is none to deliver.
All your enemies have opened their mouth against you: they hiss and gnash the teeth: they say, We have swallowed her up: certainly this is the day that we looked for; we have found, we have seen it.
All our enemies have opened their mouths against us.
Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, like a roaring lion, walks around, seeking whom he may devour: