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Psalms 118:11
11Yes, they were all round me, ready to attack, but I won against them in the name of the Lord.
Psalms 118:11 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)They compassed me about; yea, they compassed me about: but in the name of the Lord I will destroy them.
- New International Version (NIV)They surrounded me on every side, but in the name of the Lord I cut them down.
- English Standard Version (ESV)They surrounded me, surrounded me on every side; in the name of the Lord I cut them off!
- New King James Version (NKJV)They surrounded me, Yes, they surrounded me; But in the name of the Lord I will destroy them.
Context of Psalms 118:11
9It is better to trust the Lord to keep you safe, than to trust even in important people. 10All the nations were ready to attack me, but I turned them away by the power of the Lord. Yes, they were all round me, ready to attack, but I won against them in the name of the Lord. 12They were all round me like a cloud of bees! But they were like a fire in a thorn bush that burns quickly and has soon gone. I turned them away by the power of the Lord. 13My enemies attacked me and they tried to knock me down! But the Lord helped me.
Read all of Psalms 118Psalms 118:11 word by word
סַבּ֥וּנִי גַם־סְבָב֑וּנִי בְּשֵׁ֥ם יְ֝הוָ֗ה כִּ֣י אֲמִילַֽם׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 118:11
- Psalms 22:12There is danger all round me, like the strong bulls of Bashan. I cannot move because my enemies are very near, all around me.
- Psalms 88:17The troubles that you send are all round me, like a flood of deep water. They come very near to me, on every side.
- 1 Samuel 23:26Saul and his men were going along one side of the mountain. David and his men were on the other side of the mountain. They were moving quickly to escape from Saul. Saul and his men were getting very near to David and his men. They would soon catch them.
- 1 Chronicles 19:10Joab saw that there were two groups of the enemy's soldiers. They were ready to attack his army from different sides. So he chose some of Israel's best soldiers. Joab himself led them to attack the Syrian soldiers in the fields.
Commentaries on Psalms 118:11
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11They compassed me about; yea, they compassed me about - The sentiment and the language of the previous verse are here repeated, as if to give force to what he had said, or to deepen the impression. His own mind dwelt upon it, and the events to which he referred came so vividly to his recollection, and were so important, that he dwells upon them. The subject was worth more than a passing remark. The mind was full, and the language comes from an…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10-12Strength comes from the name of the LORD. This is shown by the threefold repetition of the attackers, the name of the LORD, and the victory he gives. Even when hostile people surrounded the psalmist, the Lord extinguished them like burning thorns (see Isaiah 9:18; 10:17).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 10-1210-12. Though as numerous and irritating as bees [Psa 118:12], by God's help his enemies would be destroyed.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 118
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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