Psalms 118:11

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 take refuge in the Lord than to trust in princes. 10Though hostile nations surrounded me, I destroyed them all with the authority of the Lord. Yes, they surrounded and attacked me, but I destroyed them all with the authority of the Lord. 12They swarmed around me like bees; they blazed against me like a crackling fire. But I destroyed them all with the authority of the Lord. 13My enemies did their best to kill me, but the Lord rescued me.

Psalms 118:11 word by word

סַבּ֥וּנִי גַם־סְבָב֑וּנִי בְּשֵׁ֥ם יְ֝הוָ֗ה כִּ֣י אֲמִילַֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

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

Cross-references for Psalms 118:11

• Psalms 22:12My enemies surround me like a herd of bulls; fierce bulls of Bashan have hemmed me in!
• Psalms 88:17They swirl around me like floodwaters all day long. They have engulfed me completely.
• 1 Samuel 23:26Saul and David were now on opposite sides of a mountain. Just as Saul and his men began to close in on David and his men,
• 1 Chronicles 19:10When Joab saw that he would have to fight on both the front and the rear, he chose some of Israel’s elite troops and placed them under his personal command to fight the Arameans 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