1 tn Heb “and there is no helper.”
2 sn The psalmist figuratively compares his enemies to dangerous bulls.
3 sn Bashan, located east of the Jordan River, was well-known for its cattle. See Ezek 39:18; Amos 4:1.
4 tn “They” refers to the psalmist’s enemies, who in the previous verse are described as “powerful bulls.”
5 tn Heb “they open against me their mouth[s].” To “open the mouth against” is a Hebrew idiom associated with eating and swallowing (see Ezek 2:8; Lam 2:16).
6 tn Heb “a lion ripping and roaring.”
