In Psalm 22:13, the enemies are described as a roaring lion — the same danger from which the psalmist asks to be saved here.

Psalm 35:17 explicitly asks for rescue from lions, echoing the same metaphor and plea as here.

Numbers 23:22 describes God as having 'horns of the wild ox' for Israel, contrasting with the wild ox as an enemy in Psalm 22:21.

Deuteronomy 33:17 says Joseph's horns are like a wild ox to gore enemies, while Psalm 22:21 prays for rescue from those horns.

2 Timothy 4:17 directly echoes 'delivered out of the mouth of the lion' — a clear parallel to the psalmist's plea and deliverance.

Hebrews 5:7 describes Jesus' cries for deliverance from death, fulfilling the pattern of the psalmist's plea.

Job 39:9 asks if the wild ox will serve man, highlighting its untamable nature — the same beast that threatens in Psalm 22:21.

1 Peter 5:8 uses the same lion imagery for the devil as a prowling adversary, echoing the threat in Psalm 22:21.