Psalms 22:12
(22-13) Many bulls have encompassed me; strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
Many bulls have compassed me: strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round.
In Context
11(22-12) Be not far from me; for trouble is near; for there is none to help.
13(22-14) They open wide their mouth against me, as a ravening and a roaring lion.
Cross References
Psalms 7:3(7-4) O LORD my God, if I have done this; if there be iniquity in my hands;
Psalms 38:22(38-23) Make haste to help me, O LORD, my salvation.
Psalms 68:30(68-31) Rebuke the wild beast of the reeds, the multitude of the bulls, with the calves of the peoples, every one submitting himself with pieces of silver; He hath scattered the peoples that delight in war!
Psalms 70:2Let them be ashamed and abashed that seek after my soul; let them be turned backward and brought to confusion that delight in my hurt.
Jeremiah 50:11Because ye are glad, because ye rejoice, O ye that plunder My heritage, because ye gambol as a heifer at grass, and neigh as strong horses;
Amos 4:1Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan, that are in the mountain of Samaria, that oppress the poor, that crush the needy, that say unto their lords: 'Bring, that we may feast.'
Matthew Henry on Psalms 22:12-22
The Sufferings of the Messiah; The Messiah Supported in His Sufferings. 11 Be not far from me; for trouble is near; for there is none to help. 12 Many bulls have compassed me: strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round. 13 They gaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion. 14 I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels. 15 My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast… Read the whole commentary →