22:10 I have been dependent on you since birth; 1
from the time I came out of my mother’s womb you have been my God. 2
22:11 Do not remain far away from me,
for trouble is near and I have no one to help me. 3
22:12 Many bulls 4 surround me;
powerful bulls of Bashan 5 hem me in.
1 tn Heb “upon you I was cast from [the] womb.”
2 tn Heb “from the womb of my mother you [have been] my God.”
3 tn Heb “and there is no helper.”
5 sn The psalmist figuratively compares his enemies to dangerous bulls.
6 sn Bashan, located east of the Jordan River, was well-known for its cattle. See Ezek 39:18; Amos 4:1.