Psalms 22:12

22:12 Many bulls ¹  surround me;

powerful bulls of Bashan ²  hem me in.

Psalms 142:7

142:7 Free me ³  from prison,

that I may give thanks to your name.

Because of me the godly will assemble, ⁴ 

for you will vindicate me. ⁵ 

[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.

[142:7]  ³ tn Heb “bring out my life.”

[142:7]  ⁴ tn Or “gather around.”

[142:7]  ⁵ tn The Hebrew idiom גָּמַל עַל (gamal ’al) means “to repay,” here in a positive sense.