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11     So do not stay far from me now.
Trouble is near to me,
    and there is nobody to help me.
12 There is danger all round me,
    like the strong bulls of Bashan.[a]
I cannot move
    because my enemies are very near, all around me.
13 They open their mouths like lions!
    They are ready to eat me!
They are like lions that tear their food into pieces.

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Footnotes

  1. 22:12 Bashan was a place that had very strong bulls.

11 Do not be far from me,(A)
    for trouble is near(B)
    and there is no one to help.(C)

12 Many bulls(D) surround me;(E)
    strong bulls of Bashan(F) encircle me.
13 Roaring lions(G) that tear their prey(H)
    open their mouths wide(I) against me.

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