Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Many bulls surround me; strong bulls of Bashan encircle me. New Living Translation My enemies surround me like a herd of bulls; fierce bulls of Bashan have hemmed me in! English Standard Version Many bulls encompass me; strong bulls of Bashan surround me; Berean Standard Bible Many bulls surround me; strong bulls of Bashan encircle me. King James Bible Many bulls have compassed me: strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round. New King James Version Many bulls have surrounded Me; Strong bulls of Bashan have encircled Me. New American Standard Bible Many bulls have surrounded me; Strong bulls of Bashan have encircled me. NASB 1995 Many bulls have surrounded me; Strong bulls of Bashan have encircled me. NASB 1977 Many bulls have surrounded me; Strong bulls of Bashan have encircled me. Legacy Standard Bible Many bulls have surrounded me; Strong bulls of Bashan have encircled me. Amplified Bible Many [enemies like] bulls have surrounded me; Strong bulls of Bashan have encircled me. Christian Standard Bible Many bulls surround me; strong ones of Bashan encircle me. Holman Christian Standard Bible Many bulls surround me; strong ones of Bashan encircle me. American Standard Version Many bulls have compassed me; Strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round. Contemporary English Version Enemies are all around like a herd of wild bulls. Powerful bulls from Bashan are everywhere. English Revised Version Many bulls have compassed me: strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round. GOD'S WORD® Translation Many bulls have surrounded me. Strong bulls from Bashan have encircled me. Good News Translation Many enemies surround me like bulls; they are all around me, like fierce bulls from the land of Bashan. International Standard Version Many bulls have surrounded me; the vicious bulls of Bashan have encircled me. Majority Standard Bible Many bulls surround me; strong bulls of Bashan encircle me. NET Bible Many bulls surround me; powerful bulls of Bashan hem me in. New Heart English Bible Many bulls have surrounded me. Mighty ones of Bashan have encircled me. Webster's Bible Translation Many bulls have compassed me: strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round. World English Bible Many bulls have surrounded me. Strong bulls of Bashan have encircled me. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionMany bulls have surrounded Me, "" Mighty ones of Bashan have surrounded Me, Young's Literal Translation Many bulls have surrounded me, Mighty ones of Bashan have compassed me, Smith's Literal Translation Many bulls surrounded me: the strong of Bashan surrounded me. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleMany calves have surrounded me: fat bulls have besieged me. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible Many bulls surround me; fierce bulls of Bashan encircle me. New Revised Standard Version Many bulls encircle me, strong bulls of Bashan surround me; Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleMany bulls have surrounded me: strong bulls of Bashan have besieged me. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Many bulls have surrounded me and young bulls of Bayshan encircled me. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Many bulls have encompassed me; Strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round. Brenton Septuagint Translation Many bullocks have compassed me: fat bulls have beset me round. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Psalm of the Cross…11Be not far from me, for trouble is near and there is no one to help. 12Many bulls surround me; strong bulls of Bashan encircle me. 13They open their jaws against me like lions that roar and maul.… Cross References Matthew 27:39-43 And those who passed by heaped abuse on Him, shaking their heads / and saying, “You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save Yourself! If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross!” / In the same way, the chief priests, scribes, and elders mocked Him, saying, ... Mark 15:29-32 And those who passed by heaped abuse on Him, shaking their heads and saying, “Aha! You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, / come down from the cross and save Yourself!” / In the same way, the chief priests and scribes mocked Him among themselves, saying, “He saved others, but He cannot save Himself! ... Luke 23:35-37 The people stood watching, and the rulers sneered at Him, saying, “He saved others; let Him save Himself if He is the Christ of God, the Chosen One.” / The soldiers also mocked Him and came up to offer Him sour wine. / “If You are the King of the Jews,” they said, “save Yourself!” John 19:28-30 After this, knowing that everything had now been accomplished, and to fulfill the Scripture, Jesus said, “I am thirsty.” / A jar of sour wine was sitting there. So they soaked a sponge in the wine, put it on a stalk of hyssop, and lifted it to His mouth. / When Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished.” And bowing His head, He yielded up His spirit. Hebrews 12:2 Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Philippians 2:7-8 but emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in human likeness. / And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to death—even death on a cross. Isaiah 53:3-7 He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not. / Surely He took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted. / But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed. ... Zechariah 12:10 Then I will pour out on the house of David and on the people of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and prayer, and they will look on Me, the One they have pierced. They will mourn for Him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for Him as one grieves for a firstborn son. John 1:29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! 1 Peter 2:23-24 When they heaped abuse on Him, He did not retaliate; when He suffered, He made no threats, but entrusted Himself to Him who judges justly. / He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. “By His stripes you are healed.” Matthew 26:67-68 Then they spit in His face and struck Him. Others slapped Him / and said, “Prophesy to us, Christ! Who hit You?” Mark 14:65 Then some of them began to spit on Him. They blindfolded Him, struck Him with their fists, and said to Him, “Prophesy!” And the officers received Him with slaps in His face. Luke 22:63-65 The men who were holding Jesus began to mock Him and beat Him. / They blindfolded Him and kept demanding, “Prophesy! Who hit You?” / And they said many other blasphemous things against Him. John 18:22-23 When Jesus had said this, one of the officers standing nearby slapped Him in the face and said, “Is this how You answer the high priest?” / Jesus replied, “If I said something wrong, testify as to what was wrong. But if I spoke correctly, why did you strike Me?” Acts 8:32-35 The eunuch was reading this passage of Scripture: “He was led like a sheep to the slaughter, and as a lamb before the shearer is silent, so He did not open His mouth. / In His humiliation He was deprived of justice. Who can recount His descendants? For His life was removed from the earth.” / “Tell me,” said the eunuch, “who is the prophet talking about, himself or someone else?” ... Treasury of Scripture Many bulls have compassed me: strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round. Many Psalm 68:30 Rebuke the company of spearmen, the multitude of the bulls, with the calves of the people, till every one submit himself with pieces of silver: scatter thou the people that delight in war. Jeremiah 50:11 Because ye were glad, because ye rejoiced, O ye destroyers of mine heritage, because ye are grown fat as the heifer at grass, and bellow as bulls; strong Deuteronomy 32:14,15 Butter of kine, and milk of sheep, with fat of lambs, and rams of the breed of Bashan, and goats, with the fat of kidneys of wheat; and thou didst drink the pure blood of the grape… Isaiah 34:7 And the unicorns shall come down with them, and the bullocks with the bulls; and their land shall be soaked with blood, and their dust made fat with fatness. Ezekiel 39:18 Ye shall eat the flesh of the mighty, and drink the blood of the princes of the earth, of rams, of lambs, and of goats, of bullocks, all of them fatlings of Bashan. Jump to Previous Bashan Beset Bulls Compassed Encircle Encircled Encompass Encompassed Great Herd Mighty Ones Oxen Round Shut Strong Surround SurroundedJump to Next Bashan Beset Bulls Compassed Encircle Encircled Encompass Encompassed Great Herd Mighty Ones Oxen Round Shut Strong Surround SurroundedPsalm 22 1. David complains in great discouragement9. He prays in great distress 23. He praises God Many bulls have surrounded me The phrase "Many bulls have surrounded me" uses the imagery of bulls to convey a sense of overwhelming opposition and danger. In the Hebrew context, bulls often symbolize strength and power. The psalmist, traditionally understood to be David, feels encircled by powerful enemies. Historically, this could reflect David's experiences of being pursued by adversaries, such as King Saul or other hostile forces. Spiritually, this imagery foreshadows the intense opposition faced by Jesus during His crucifixion, as the New Testament often sees Psalm 22 as a messianic prophecy. strong bulls of Bashan have encircled me Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Manyרַבִּ֑ים (rab·bîm) Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 7227: Much, many, great bulls פָּרִ֣ים (pā·rîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 6499: Young bull, steer surround me; סְ֭בָבוּנִי (sə·ḇā·ḇū·nî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | first person common singular Strong's 5437: To turn about, go around, surround strong אַבִּירֵ֖י (’ab·bî·rê) Adjective - masculine plural construct Strong's 47: Mighty, valiant [bulls] of Bashan בָשָׁ֣ן (ḇā·šān) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 1316: Bashan -- 'smooth', a region East of the Jordan encircle me. כִּתְּרֽוּנִי׃ (kit·tə·rū·nî) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural | first person common singular Strong's 3803: To enclose, to crown, to besiege, to wait Links Psalm 22:12 NIVPsalm 22:12 NLT Psalm 22:12 ESV Psalm 22:12 NASB Psalm 22:12 KJV Psalm 22:12 BibleApps.com Psalm 22:12 Biblia Paralela Psalm 22:12 Chinese Bible Psalm 22:12 French Bible Psalm 22:12 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 22:12 Many bulls have surrounded me (Psalm Ps Psa.) |