22:12 Many bulls 1 surround me;
powerful bulls of Bashan 2 hem me in.
[22:12] 1 sn The psalmist figuratively compares his enemies to dangerous bulls.
[22:12] 2 sn Bashan, located east of the Jordan River, was well-known for its cattle. See Ezek 39:18; Amos 4:1.