Psalms 22:12

"Don’t be far from me, for trouble is near. For there is no one to help."

Key Reflection

In this verse, David cries out to God not to leave him in his time of distress, emphasizing that he finds no human support nearby. This cry underscores his reliance on divine assistance in the face of imminent peril.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Many bulls have compassed me -Men with the fierceness and fury of bulls. CompareIsaiah 51:20;Psalms 68:30. Strong bulls of Bashan -The country of Bashan embraced the territory which was on the east of the Jordan, north of Gilead, which was given to the half tribe of Manasseh: compareGenesis 14:5withJoshua 12:4-6. It was distinguished as pasture land for its richness. Its trees and its breed of cattle are frequently referred to in the Scriptures. Thus inDeuteronomy 32:14, “rams of the breed of Bashan” are mentioned; inIsaiah 2:13,Zechariah 11:2, “oaks of Bashan” are mentioned in connection with the cedars of Lebanon; inAmos 4:1, “the kine of Bashan” are mentioned.

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