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Many bulls have compassed me – This refers to men with the fierceness and fury of bulls. Compare Isaiah 51:20;[Reference Psalms 68:…

Bulls of Bashan. — For “Bashan” see Numbers 21:33; for its pastures and cattle, compare to Deuteronomy 32:14, and for the figures,…

Be not far from me; for trouble is near; for there is none to help, Many bulls have compassed me: strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round.…

Strong bulls have encompassed me. The Psalmist now complains of the cruelty and barbarous rage of his enemies, and he compares them first …

Many bulls have compassed me
By whom are meant the chief priests, elders, Scribes, and Pharisees, among the Jews, an…

In these verses, we see Christ suffering and Christ praying, which directs us to expect suffering and to look up to God amidst it. The specific man…

In the previous psalms, the sufferings which David endured from his son and from Saul seemed to be addre ed. Now here, in the third set o…
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Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes