Psalms 22:12
Many bulls surround me; strong bulls of Bashan encircle me.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
Many bulls have compassed me: strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round.
In Context
11Be not far from me, for trouble is near and there is no one to help.
13They open their jaws against me like lions that roar and maul.
Cross References
Psalms 7:3O LORD my God, if I have done this, if injustice is on my hands,
Psalms 38:22Come quickly to help me, O Lord my Savior.
Psalms 68:30Rebuke the beast in the reeds, the herd of bulls among the calves of the nations, until it submits, bringing bars of silver. Scatter the nations who delight in war.
Psalms 70:2May those who seek my life be ashamed and confounded; may those who wish me harm be repelled and humiliated.
Jeremiah 50:11“Because you rejoice, because you sing in triumph—you who plunder My inheritance—because you frolic like a heifer treading grain and neigh like stallions,
Amos 4:1Hear this word, you cows of Bashan on Mount Samaria, you women who oppress the poor and crush the needy, who say to your husbands, “Bring us more to drink.”
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 →