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12 Do not stay far from me,
    for trouble is near,
    and there is no one to help.(A)

II

13 Many bulls[a] surround me;
    fierce bulls of Bashan encircle me.
14 They open their mouths against me,
    lions that rend and roar.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 22:13–14 Bulls: the enemies of the psalmist are also portrayed in less-than-human form, as wild animals (cf. Ps 22:17, 21–22). Bashan: a grazing land northeast of the Sea of Galilee, famed for its cattle, cf. Dt 32:14; Ez 39:18; Am 4:1.

12 Many bulls(A) surround me;(B)
    strong bulls of Bashan(C) encircle me.
13 Roaring lions(D) that tear their prey(E)
    open their mouths wide(F) against me.
14 I am poured out like water,
    and all my bones are out of joint.(G)
My heart has turned to wax;(H)
    it has melted(I) within me.

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