29:6 He makes Lebanon skip like a calf
and Sirion 1 like a young ox. 2
69:31 That will please the Lord more than an ox or a bull
with horns and hooves.
92:10 You exalt my horn like that of a wild ox. 3
I am covered 4 with fresh oil.
106:20 They traded their majestic God 5
for the image of an ox that eats grass.
1 sn Sirion is another name for Mount Hermon (Deut 3:9).
2 sn Lebanon and Sirion are compared to frisky young animals (a calf…a young ox) who skip and jump. The thunderous shout of the Lord is so powerful, one can see the very mountains shake on the horizon.
3 sn The horn of the wild ox is frequently a metaphor for military strength; the idiom “to exalt/lift up the horn” signifies military victory (see 1 Sam 2:10; Pss 75:10; 89:24; Lam 2:17).
4 tn The Hebrew verb בָּלַל (balal) usually has the nuance “to mix.” Here it seems to mean “to smear” or “to anoint.” Some emend the form to בַּלֹּתַנִי (ballotaniy; a second person form of the verb with a first person suffix) and read, “you anoint me.”
5 tn Heb “their glory.” According to an ancient Hebrew scribal tradition, the text originally read “his glory” or “my glory.” In Jer 2:11 the