en_tn/psa/022/011.md

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Do not be far away from me

AT: "Be very close to me" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-litotes)

there is no one to help

"there is no helper"

Many bulls surround me; strong bulls of Bashan surround me

The bulls are a metaphor for enemies, and the second line makes the metaphor even more emphatic. AT: "I have many enemies and they are like bulls that surround me; they are like strong bulls from Bashan that surround me" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism)

They open their mouths wide against me

Possible meanings are 1) they use lies to discredit him 2) they threaten him or 3) they attack him. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)

like a roaring lion ripping its victim

The image of a lion is used to show how hard the enemies work to destroy me. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile)