Mazmur 22:12

22:12 Many bulls ¹  surround me;

powerful bulls of Bashan ²  hem me in.

Mazmur 78:25

78:25 Man ate the food of the mighty ones. ³ 

He sent them more than enough to eat. ⁴ 

[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.

[78:25]  ³ sn Because of the reference to “heaven” in the preceding verse, it is likely that mighty ones refers here to the angels of heaven. The LXX translates “angels” here, as do a number of modern translations (NEB, NIV, NRSV).

[78:25]  ⁴ tn Heb “provision he sent to them to satisfaction.”