Psalms 22:12 meaning and explanation

Many bulls surround me; strong bulls of Bashan encircle me.

Psalms 22:12, Berean Standard Bible

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In this psalm David cries out to God from a place of abandonment and danger, and verse 12 turns to the enemies closing in on him. The bulls of Bashan were the well-fed, powerful cattle of a fertile region east of the Jordan, so the image suggests strong, threatening foes pressing in from every side.

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