Psalms 118:11
They compassed me about; yea, they compassed me about: but in the name of the Lord I will destroy them.
Psalms 118:11 in other translations
| BSB | They surrounded me on every side, but in the name of the LORD I cut them off. |
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| WEB | They surrounded me, yes, they surrounded me. In the LORD’s name I indeed cut them off. |
| ASV | They compassed me about; yea, they compassed me about: In the name of Jehovah I will cut them off. |
| YLT | They have compassed me about, Yea, they have compassed me about, In the name of Jehovah I surely cut them off. |
| DARBY | They encompassed me, yea, encompassed me; but in the name of Jehovah have I destroyed them. |
| BBE | They are round me, yes, they are all about me; but in the name of the Lord I will have them cut down. |
| Webster | They encompassed me; yes, they encompassed me: but in the name of the LORD I will destroy them. |
What does Psalms 118:11 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 118:10-12
10-12. Though as numerous and irritating as bees [Psa 118:12], by God's help his enemies would be destroyed.
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 118:1-18
The account the psalmist here gives of his troubles is very applicable to Christ: many hated him without a cause; nay, the Lord himself chastened him sorely, bruised him, and put him to grief, that by his stripes we might be healed. God is sometimes the strength of his people, when he is not their song; they have spiritual supports, though they want spiritual delights. Whether the believer traces back his comfort to…
Psalms 118:11 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Psalms 118:11
- Psalms 88:17
They came round about me daily like water; they compassed me about together.
- Psalms 22:12-16
Many bulls have compassed me: strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round. They gaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion. I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels. My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death. …
- 1 Samuel 23:26
And Saul went on this side of the mountain, and David and his men on that side of the mountain: and David made haste to get away for fear of Saul; for Saul and his men compassed David and his men round about to take them.
- 1 Chronicles 19:10
Now when Joab saw that the battle was set against him before and behind, he chose out of all the choice of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians.
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Context
- Psalms 118:10
All nations compassed me about: but in the name of the Lord will I destroy them.
- Psalms 118:11
They compassed me about; yea, they compassed me about: but in the name of the Lord I will destroy them.
- 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.
Psalms 118:11 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Cercáronme y asediáronme: en nombre de Jehová, que yo los romperé. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Elles m’avaient environné, oui, environné; au nom de l’ Éternel, certes je les ai détruites. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Sie hatten mich umringt, ja, mich umringt; gewiß, im Namen Jehovas vertilgte ich sie. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | In corde meo abscondi eloquia tua, ut non peccem tibi. |