Psalms 118:10

Psalms 118:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)All nations compassed me about: but in the name of the Lord will I destroy them.
• English Standard Version (ESV)All nations surrounded me; in the name of the Lord I cut them off!
• New King James Version (NKJV)All nations surrounded me, But in the name of the Lord I will destroy them.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Though hostile nations surrounded me, I destroyed them all with the authority of the Lord.

Context of Psalms 118:10

8It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in humans. 9It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in princes. All the nations surrounded me, but in the name of the Lord I cut them down. 11They surrounded me on every side, but in the name of the Lord I cut them down. 12They swarmed around me like bees, but they were consumed as quickly as burning thorns; in the name of the Lord I cut them down.

Psalms 118:10 word by word

כָּל־גּוֹיִ֥ם סְבָב֑וּנִי בְּשֵׁ֥ם יְ֝הוָ֗ה כִּ֣י אֲמִילַֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• All nationsגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
• compassed me aboutסָבַבsâbab · to turn: surroundH5437
• but in the nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• will I destroyמוּלmûl · to circumciseH4135

Cross-references for Psalms 118:10

• 2 Samuel 5:1All the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and said, “We are your own flesh and blood.
• 2 Samuel 8:1In the course of time, David defeated the Philistines and subdued them, and he took Metheg Ammah from the control of the Philistines.
• 2 Samuel 10:1In the course of time, the king of the Ammonites died, and his son Hanun succeeded him as king.
• Zechariah 12:3On that day, when all the nations of the earth are gathered against her, I will make Jerusalem an immovable rock for all the nations. All who try to move it will injure themselves.
• Zechariah 14:1A day of the Lord is coming, Jerusalem, when your possessions will be plundered and divided up within your very walls.
• Revelation 19:19Then I saw the beast and the kings of the earth and their armies gathered together to wage war against the rider on the horse and his army.
• Revelation 20:8and will go out to deceive the nations in the four corners of the earth—Gog and Magog—and to gather them for battle. In number they are like the sand on the seashore.

Commentaries on Psalms 118:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10All nations compassed me about - This is by some supposed to relate to David, at the commencement of his reign, when all the neighboring Philistine nations endeavored to prevent him from establishing himself in the kingdom. Others suppose it may refer to the Samaritans, Idumeans, Ammonites, and others, who endeavored to prevent the Jews from rebuilding their city and their temple after their return from captivity in Babylon. But in the name of the Lord…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10All nations compassed me about - They surrounded me; they hemmed me in on every side, so that I seemed to have no chance to escape. It would seem from this that the psalm was composed by someone who was at the head of the government, and whose government had been attacked by surrounding nations. This would accord well with many things that occurred in the life of David; but there were also other times in the Jewish history to which it would be applicable…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

Topics related to Psalms 118:10

• Faith

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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