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Psa. 22:21 KJV (With Strong’s)

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yasha` (Hebrew #3467)
properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor
KJV usage: X at all, avenging, defend, deliver(-er), help, preserve, rescue, be safe, bring (having) salvation, save(-iour), get victory.
Pronounce: yaw-shah'
Origin: a primitive root
me from the lion’s
'ariy (Hebrew #738)
from 717 (in the sense of violence); a lion
KJV usage: (young) lion, + pierce (from the margin).
Pronounce: ar-ee'
Origin: or (prolonged) earyeh {ar-yay'}
h mouth
peh (Hebrew #6310)
the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to
KJV usage: accord(-ing as, -ing to), after, appointment, assent, collar, command(-ment), X eat, edge, end, entry, + file, hole, X in, mind, mouth, part, portion, X (should) say(-ing), sentence, skirt, sound, speech, X spoken, talk, tenor, X to, + two-edged, wish, word.
Pronounce: peh
Origin: from 6284
: for thou hast heard
`anah (Hebrew #6030)
properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extens. to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announce
KJV usage: give account, afflict (by mistake for 6031), (cause to, give) answer, bring low (by mistake for 6031), cry, hear, Leannoth, lift up, say, X scholar, (give a) shout, sing (together by course), speak, testify, utter, (bear) witness. See also 1042, 1043.
Pronounce: aw-naw'
Origin: a primitive root
me from the horns
qeren (Hebrew #7161)
a horn (as projecting); by implication, a flask, cornet; by resembl. an elephant's tooth (i.e. ivory), a corner (of the altar), a peak (of a mountain), a ray (of light); figuratively, power
KJV usage: X hill, horn.
Pronounce: keh'-ren
Origin: from 7160
of thei unicorns
r'em (Hebrew #7214)
or reym {rame}; or rem {rame}; from 7213; a wild bull (from its conspicuousness)
KJV usage: unicorn.
Pronounce: reh-ame'
Origin: or rieym {reh-ame'}
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2 Tim. 4:17• 17But the Lord stood by me and gave me power, that through me the proclamation might be fully made, and all the Gentiles might hear; and I was delivered out of a lion's mouth. (2 Tim. 4:17)
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Isa. 34:7• 7And the wild-oxen shall come down with them, and the bullocks with the bulls; and their land shall be drunken with blood, and their dust made fat with fatness. (Isa. 34:7)

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Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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Luke 22:53• 53When I was day by day with you in the temple, ye did not stretch out your hands against me; but this is your hour and the power of darkness. (Luke 22:53)
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John 14:30• 30No longer shall I talk much with you, for the prince of the world cometh, and hath nothing in me. (John 14:30)
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2 Tim. 4:17• 17But the Lord stood by me and gave me power, that through me the proclamation might be fully made, and all the Gentiles might hear; and I was delivered out of a lion's mouth. (2 Tim. 4:17)
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1 Peter 5:8• 8Be vigilant, watch: your adversary [the] devil as a roaring lion walketh about, seeking whom he may devour; (1 Peter 5:8)
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Num. 23:22• 22Elohim brought them out of Egypt;{HR}{i}He hath as it were the strength of a buffalo{/i}. (Num. 23:22)
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Deut. 33:17• 17The first-born of his herd is honour to him,{HR}And his horns the horns of a buffalo:{HR}With them he shall push peoples together to the ends of the earth;{HR}And they are the myriads of Ephraim,{HR}And they are the thousands of Manasseh. (Deut. 33:17)
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Job 39:9‑10• 9Will the wild ox choose to serve thee?{HR}Will he pass the night over thy crib?
 10Dost thou bind the wild ox in the furrow of his cord?{HR}Doth he harrow the valleys after thee? (Job 39:9‑10)
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Isa. 34:7• 7And the wild-oxen shall come down with them, and the bullocks with the bulls; and their land shall be drunken with blood, and their dust made fat with fatness. (Isa. 34:7)
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John 8:59• 59They took up therefore stones to cast at him; but Jesus hid himself, and went out from the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by. (John 8:59)
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Acts 4:27• 27For of a truth in this city against thy holy servant Jesus whom thou didst anoint, both Herod and Pontius Pilate with Gentiles and peoples of Israel were gathered, (Acts 4:27)
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Acts 5:30‑32• 30The God of our fathers raised up Jesus whom ye slew by hanging on a tree:
 31him God exalted with his right hand as Leader and Saviour to give repentance to Israel and remission of sins.
 32And we are [his] witnesses of these things and the Holy Spirit whom God gave to those that obey him. (Acts 5:30‑32)
• Finally in the first part of verse 21, it is the power of the devil the Lord has to meet. (“Psalm 21” by H. Smith)
• (vs. 21 B) Thus every form of suffering has been endured―the enmity of the Jews, the shameless opposition of the Gentiles, the malice of Satan, and above all the forsaking of God when making atonement. Then when all is over, when the great work of atonement is accomplished, and the extreme point of suffering is reached, set forth by the horns of the buffaloes, the cry of the Sufferer is heard, and the answer comes. Christ can say, “Thou hast heard me.” (“Psalm 21” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Save me from the lion’s mouth. Yea, from the horns of the buffaloes hast thou answered meb.

JND Translation Notes

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b
Or "Answer me."

W. Kelly Translation

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Save me from the mouth of the lion,{HR}And from the horns of the buffaloes{HR}Thou hasta answered me.

WK Translation Notes

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a
Or, unicorns.