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Psalm 22:11-13
New English Translation

11 Do not remain far away from me,
for trouble is near and I have no one to help me.[a]
12 Many bulls[b] surround me;
powerful bulls of Bashan[c] hem me in.
13 They[d] open their mouths to devour me[e]
like a roaring lion that rips its prey.[f]

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 22:11 tn Heb “and there is no helper.”
  2. Psalm 22:12 sn The psalmist figuratively compares his enemies to dangerous bulls.
  3. Psalm 22:12 sn Bashan, located east of the Jordan River, was well-known for its cattle. See Ezek 39:18; Amos 4:1.
  4. Psalm 22:13 tn “They” refers to the psalmist’s enemies, who in the previous verse are described as “powerful bulls.”
  5. Psalm 22:13 tn Heb “they open against me their mouth[s].” To “open the mouth against” is a Hebrew idiom associated with eating and swallowing (see Ezek 2:8; Lam 2:16).
  6. Psalm 22:13 tn Heb “a lion ripping and roaring.”
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