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Many bulls have compassed me; Strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

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

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

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

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

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.

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

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

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

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

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

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…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century
  1. 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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