Psalm 118:12

Translations

Modern

They swarmed around me like bees, but they were extinguished like burning thorns; in the name of the LORD I cut them off.

Traditional

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.

Literal

They have surrounded me like bees, they have been extinguished as fire among thorns; and in the name of YHWH I surely cut them off!

Latin

Circumdederunt me sicut apes, et exarserunt sicut ignis in spinis: et in nomine Domini, quia ultus sum in eos.

Original

Hebrew

English

They swarmed around me like bees, but they were extinguished like burning thorns; in the name of the LORD I cut them off.

Notes

Psalms 118:10–12

Strength 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).

Psalms 118:1–29

The psalmist joyfully thanks the Lord for his goodness and urges others to trust in his loving devotion (Psalm 118:1–4, 29). This poem is the last of the Egyptian Hallel (Psalms 113–118).

Psalms 113:1–118:29

These psalms are called the Egyptian Hallel. Hallel means “praise.” Jewish people use these psalms during Passover, which began when God brought Israel out of Egypt in the exodus. The people recite Psalms 113–114 before the Passover meal, and Psalms 115–118 are recited afterward.

Related verses

Deuteronomy 1:44
Then the Amorites who lived in the hills came out against you and chased you like a swarm of bees. They routed you from Seir all the way to Hormah.
1 Samuel 17:45
But David said to the Philistine, “You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the LORD of Hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.
Psalm 20:5
May we shout for joy at your victory and raise a banner in the name of our God. May the LORD grant all your petitions.
Psalm 20:1
For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. May the LORD answer you in the day of trouble; may the name of the God of Jacob protect you.
Ecclesiastes 7:6
For like the crackling of thorns under the pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This too is futile.
Psalm 8:9
O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth!
Psalm 58:9
Before your pots can feel the burning thorns—whether green or dry—He will sweep them away.
2 Samuel 23:6
But the worthless are all like thorns raked aside, for they can never be gathered by hand.
2 Chronicles 14:11–12
Then Asa cried out to the LORD his God: “O LORD, there is no one besides You to help the powerless against the mighty. Help us, O LORD our God, for we rely on You, and in Your name we have come against this multitude. O LORD, You are our God. Do not let a mere mortal prevail against You.”
1 Chronicles 14:14–16
So David again inquired of God, who answered him, “Do not march up after them, but circle around them and attack them in front of the balsam trees.
Nahum 1:10
For they will be entangled as with thorns and consumed like the drink of a drunkard—like stubble that is fully dry.
2 Chronicles 20:17–22
You need not fight this battle. Take up your positions, stand firm, and see the salvation of the LORD on your behalf, O Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid or discouraged. Go out and face them tomorrow, for the LORD is with you.’”

Glossary

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