Psalms 118:12

Psalms 118:12 in other versions

• King James Version (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.
• New International Version (NIV)They swarmed around me like bees, but they were consumed as quickly as burning thorns; in the name of the Lord I cut them down.
• English Standard Version (ESV)They surrounded me like bees; they went out like a fire among thorns; in the name of the Lord I cut them off!
• New King James Version (NKJV)They surrounded me like bees; They were quenched like a fire of thorns; For in the name of the Lord I will destroy them.

Context of Psalms 118:12

10All nations surrounded me; In the name of the Lord I will certainly fend them off. 11They surrounded me, yes, they surrounded me; In the name of the Lord I will certainly fend them off. They surrounded me like bees; They were extinguished like a fire of thorn bushes; In the name of the Lord I will certainly fend them off. 13You pushed me violently so that I was falling, But the Lord helped me. 14The Lord is my strength and song, And He has become my salvation.

Psalms 118:12 word by word

סַבּ֤וּנִי כִדְבוֹרִ֗ים דֹּ֭עֲכוּ כְּאֵ֣שׁ קוֹצִ֑ים בְּשֵׁ֥ם יְ֝הוָ֗ה כִּ֣י אֲמִילַֽם׃Read the interlinear

• They surroundedסָבַבsâbab · to turn: surroundH5437
• like beesדְּבוֹרָהdebôrâh debôrâh · beeH1682
• They were extinguishedדָּעַךְdâ‛ak · to put outH1846
• fireאֵשׁ'êsh · fireH784
• of thornקוֹץqôts qôts · thornH6975
• In the nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• I will certainlyכִּיkîy · forH3588
• fendמוּלmûl · to circumciseH4135
• them offמוּלmûl · to circumciseH4135

Cross-references for Psalms 118:12

• Deuteronomy 1:44And the Amorites who lived in that hill country came out against you and chased you as bees do, and they scattered you from Seir to Hormah.
• Psalms 83:14Like fire that burns the forest, And like a flame that sets the mountains on fire,
• Ecclesiastes 7:6For as the crackling of thorn bushes under a pot, So is the laughter of the fool; And this too is futility.
• Isaiah 27:4I have no wrath. Should someone give Me briars and thorns in battle, Then I would step on them, I would burn them completely.
• Nahum 1:10Like tangled thorns, And like those who are drunken with their drink, They are consumed Like stubble completely dried up.
• Psalms 8:9Lord, our Lord, How majestic is Your name in all the earth!
• Psalms 20:1May the Lord answer you on a day of trouble! May the name of the God of Jacob protect you!
• 1 Samuel 17:45But David said to the Philistine, “You come to me with a sword, a spear, and a saber, but I come to you in the name of the Lord of armies, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.
• 2 Samuel 23:6But the worthless, every one of them, are like scattered thorns, Because they cannot be taken in hand;
• 1 Chronicles 14:10David inquired of God, saying, “Shall I go up against the Philistines? And will You hand them over to me?” Then the Lord said to him, “Go up, for I will hand them over to you.”
• 2 Chronicles 14:11Then Asa called to the Lord his God and said, “Lord, there is no one besides You to help in the battle between the powerful and those who have no strength; help us, Lord our God, for we trust in You, and in Your name have come against this multitude. Lord, You are our God; do not let man prevail against You.”
• 2 Chronicles 16:7At that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah and said to him, “Because you have relied on the king of Aram and have not relied on the Lord your God, for that reason the army of the king of Aram has escaped from your hand.
• 2 Chronicles 20:17You need not fight in this battle; take your position, stand and watch the salvation of the Lord in your behalf, Judah and Jerusalem.’ Do not fear or be dismayed; tomorrow, go out to face them, for the Lord is with you.”
• 2 Chronicles 22:7Now the destruction of Ahaziah was from God, in that he went to Joram. For when he arrived, he went out with Jehoram against Jehu the son of Nimshi, whom the Lord had anointed to eliminate the house of Ahab.

Commentaries on Psalms 118:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12They compassed me about like bees; they are quenched as the fire of thorns - I shall refer to Dr. Delaney's note on this passage. The reader has here in miniature two of the finest images in Homer; which, if his curiosity demands to be gratified, he will find illustrated and enlarged, Iliad ii., ver. 86. - . ̈́ , , ' ,̔ ' ̔ , ̔ ̔ ̈́ . - The following host, Poured forth by thousands, darkens all the coast. As from some rocky cleft the shepherd sees…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12They compassed me about like bees - (a) As thick or numerous as bees; (b) armed as bees - or, their weapons might be compared to the stings of bees. They are quenched as the fire of thorns - The Septuagint and the Vulgate render this, “They burn as the fire of thorns.” The connection would seem to demand this, but the Hebrew will not bear it. The figure is changed in the Hebrew, as is not uncommon. The mind of the psalmist at first recalls the number and…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