"head into a lion's mouth" (p.571)
Note 27: The devils watch them; they are ever by them at their right hand; they stand waiting for them, like greedy hungry lions that see their prey, and expect to have it, but are for the present kept back.
Source: : Edwards, Jonathan. Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God. Baym, Nina, ed. Norton Anthology of American Literature. W. W. Norton & Company. New York, New York: 1998. (p.476)
Note 28: ...the young lions roar for prey, seeking their food from God...
Suggs, Jack, ed. The Oxford Study Bible. The Oxford University Press. New York, New York: 1992. (Psalms 104:21)