Psalms 22:12
Many bulls have surrounded me. Strong bulls of Bashan have encircled me.
World English Bible
In The King James Version
Many bulls have compassed me: strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round.
In Context
11Don’t be far from me, for trouble is near. For there is no one to help.
13They open their mouths wide against me, lions tearing prey and roaring.
Cross References
Psalms 7:3LORD, my God, if I have done this, if there is iniquity in my hands,
Psalms 38:22Hurry to help me, Lord, my salvation.
Psalms 68:30Rebuke the wild animal of the reeds, the multitude of the bulls with the calves of the peoples. Trample under foot the bars of silver. Scatter the nations who delight in war.
Psalms 70:2Let them be disappointed and confounded who seek my soul. Let those who desire my ruin be turned back in disgrace.
Jeremiah 50:11“Because you are glad, because you rejoice, O you who plunder my heritage, because you are wanton as a heifer that treads out the grain, and neigh as strong horses,
Amos 4:1Listen to this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who tell their husbands, “Bring us drinks!”
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 →