Psalms 22:12
Many bulls have surrounded me, Mighty ones of Bashan have compassed me,
Young's Literal Translation
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 adversity is near, for there is no helper.
13They have opened against me their mouth, A lion tearing and roaring.
Cross References
Psalms 7:3O Jehovah, my God, if I have done this, If there is iniquity in my hands,
Psalms 38:22Haste to help me, O Lord, my salvation!
Psalms 68:30Rebuke a beast of the reeds, a company of bulls, With calves of the peoples, Each humbling himself with pieces of silver, Scatter Thou peoples delighting in conflicts.
Psalms 70:2Let them be ashamed and confounded Who are seeking my soul, Let them be turned backward and blush Who are desiring my evil.
Jeremiah 50:11Because thou rejoicest, because thou exultest, O spoilers of Mine inheritance, Because thou increasest as a heifer [at] the tender grass, And dost cry aloud as bulls,
Amos 4:1Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan, Who [are] in the mountain of Samaria, Who are oppressing the poor, Who are bruising the needy, Who are saying to their lords: 'Bring in, and we do 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 →