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Psalms 118:12

10 All nations compassed me about: but in the name of the LORD will I destroy them.

11 They compassed me about; yea, they compassed me about: but in the name of the LORD I will destroy them.

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.

13 Thou hast thrust sore at me that I might fall: but the LORD helped me.

14 The LORD is my strength and song, and is 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

    And the Amorites, which dwelt in that mountain, came out against you, and chased you, as bees do, and destroyed you in Seir, even unto Hormah.

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  • 1 Samuel 17:45

    Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied.

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  • Psalms 20:5

    We will rejoice in thy salvation, and in the name of our God we will set up our banners: the LORD fulfil all thy petitions.

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  • Ecclesiastes 7:6

    For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.

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  • Psalms 20:1

    The LORD hear thee in the day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob defend thee;

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  • 2 Samuel 23:6

    But the sons of Belial shall be all of them as thorns thrust away, because they cannot be taken with hands:

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  • Psalms 8:9

    O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth!

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  • Psalms 58:9

    Before your pots can feel the thorns, he shall take them away as with a whirlwind, both living, and in his wrath.

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