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Psalms 118:12

10 All the nations surrounded me, but in the name of the LORD I cut them off.

11 They surrounded me on every side, but in the name of the LORD I cut them off.

They swarmed around me like bees, but they were extinguished like burning thorns; in the name of the LORD I cut them off.

13 I was pushed so hard I was falling, but the LORD helped me.

14 The LORD is my strength and my song, and He has become my salvation.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
They swarmed around me like bees, but they were extinguished like burning thorns; in the name of the LORD I cut them off.
KJV
They compassed me about like bees; they are quenched as the fire of thorns: for in the name of the LORD I will destroy them.
WEB
They surrounded me like bees. They are quenched like the burning thorns. In the LORD’s name I cut them off.
ASV
They compassed me about like bees; They are quenched as the fire of thorns: In the name of Jehovah I will cut them off.
DARBY
They encompassed me like bees; they are quenched as the fire of thorns: for in the name of Jehovah have I destroyed them.
BLB
They have surrounded me like bees, they have been extinguished as fire among thorns; and in the name of YHWH I surely cut them off!
ÅB
De omgir meg som bier, de slukner som ild i tornebusker; i Herrens navn skal jeg hugge dem ned.
OTB
De svermet rundt meg som bier;
De ble slukket som en ild blant torner;
I Herrens navn vil jeg sikkert slå dem tilbake.
B1930
De omgir mig som bier, de slukner som ild i tornebusker; i Herrens navn skal jeg hugge dem ned.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Deuteronomy 1:44

    Then the Amorites who lived in the hills came out against you and chased you like a swarm of bees. They routed you from Seir all the way to Hormah.

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  • 1 Samuel 17:45

    But David said to the Philistine, “You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the LORD of Hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.

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  • Psalms 20:5

    May we shout for joy at your victory and raise a banner in the name of our God. May the LORD grant all your petitions.

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  • Ecclesiastes 7:6

    For like the crackling of thorns under the pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This too is futile.

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  • Psalms 20:1

    May the LORD answer you in the day of trouble; may the name of the God of Jacob protect you.

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  • 2 Samuel 23:6

    But the worthless are all like thorns raked aside, for they can never be gathered by hand.

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  • Psalms 8:9

    O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth!

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  • Psalms 58:9

    Before your pots can feel the burning thorns— whether green or dry— He will sweep them away.

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