Discovery BoxPsalms 22:12 
Context22:12 Many bulls 1 surround me;
powerful bulls of Bashan 2 hem me in.
Psalms 29:4
Context29:4 The Lord’s shout is powerful, 3
the Lord’s shout is majestic. 4
Psalms 89:13
Context89:13 Your arm is powerful,
your hand strong,
your right hand 5 victorious. 6
Psalms 112:2
Context112:2 His descendants 7 will be powerful on the earth;
the godly 8 will be blessed.
1 sn The psalmist figuratively compares his enemies to dangerous bulls.
2 sn Bashan, located east of the Jordan River, was well-known for its cattle. See Ezek 39:18; Amos 4:1.
3 tn Heb “the voice of the
4 tn Heb “the voice of the
5 sn The Lord’s arm, hand, and right hand all symbolize his activities, especially his exploits in war.
6 tn Heb “is lifted up.” The idiom “the right hand is lifted up” refers to victorious military deeds (see Pss 89:42; 118:16).
7 tn Or “offspring”; Heb “seed.”
8 tn Heb “His seed will be mighty on the earth, the generation of the godly.” The Hebrew term דוֹר (dor, “generation”) could be taken as parallel to “offspring” and translated “posterity,” but the singular more likely refers to the godly as a class. See BDB 189-90 s.v. for other examples where “generation” refers to a class of people.
