Psalms 118:12

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.

King James Version
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Other Translations for Psalms 118:12

BSB
They swarmed around me like bees, but they were extinguished like burning thorns; in the name of the LORD I cut them off.
AKJV
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.
CPDV
They surrounded me like a swarm, and they burned like fire among the thorns. And, in the name of the Lord, I have been avenged over them.
ERV
They compassed me about like bees; they are quenched as the fire of thorns: in the name of the LORD I will cut them off.
NHEB
They surrounded me like bees. They blazed like a fire among thorns. In the name of the LORD I cut them off.
SMT
They surrounded me as bees; they were quenched as the fire of thorns: in the name of Jehovah for I will destroy them.

Commentary for Psalms 118:12

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Barnes’ Notes Classic commentary from Albert Barnes Matthew Henry Commentary Classic commentary from Matthew Henry
Overview of Psalms 118:12
Summary
Enemies swarm like insects then extinguish
Event
Enemies defeated like thorns
Estimated Time Period
c. 1000 BC
Category
Narrative