Psalms 22:12
Many bulls surround me; Strong bulls of Bashan close me in on every side.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
Many bulls have compassed me: strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round.
In Context
11Oh, be not far from me, for trouble is near; For there is none to help!
13They open their mouths wide against me, Like a ravening and roaring lion.
Cross References
Psalms 7:3O Jehovah, my God! if I have done this,—If there be iniquity upon my hands,
Psalms 38:22Make hast to mine aid, O Lord, my salvation!
Psalms 68:30Rebuke the wild beast of the reeds, The multitude of bulls with the calves of the nations, So that they shall cast themselves down with masses of silver; Scatter thou the nations that delight in war!
Psalms 70:2May they all be confounded, and covered with shame, Who seek to take my life! May they be driven back with disgrace Who desire to do me injury!
Jeremiah 50:11Because ye rejoiced and exulted, O ye plunderers of my inheritance, Because ye wantoned like a thrashing heifer, And neighed like a stallion,
Amos 4:1Hear these words, O ye kine of Bashan, That are on the mountain of Samaria; That oppress the poor; that crush the needy; That say to your master, Bring, and let us 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 →