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 118:12 in other translations
| BSB | They swarmed around me like bees, but they were extinguished like burning thorns; in the name of the LORD I cut them off. |
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| WEB | They surrounded me like bees. They are quenched like the burning thorns. In the LORD’s name I cut them off. |
| ASV | They compassed me about like bees; they are quenched as the fire of thorns: In the name of Jehovah I will cut them off. |
| YLT | They compassed me about as bees, They have been extinguished as a fire of thorns, In the name of Jehovah I surely cut them off. |
| DARBY | They encompassed me like bees; they are quenched as the fire of thorns: for in the name of Jehovah have I destroyed them. |
| BBE | They are round me like bees; but they are put out like a fire among thorns; for in the name of the Lord I will have them cut down. |
| Webster | They encompassed me like bees; they are quenched as the fire of thorns: for in the name of the LORD I will destroy them. |
What does Psalms 118:12 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.
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
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 118:12 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Psalms 118:12
- Deuteronomy 1:44
And the Amorites, which dwelt in that mountain, came out against you, and chased you, as bees do, and destroyed you in Seir, even unto Hormah.
- 1 Samuel 17:45
Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied.
- Psalms 20:5
We will rejoice in thy salvation, and in the name of our God we will set up our banners: the Lord fulfil all thy petitions.
- Ecclesiastes 7:6
For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.
- Psalms 20:1
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. The Lord hear thee in the day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob defend thee;
- 2 Samuel 23:6
But the sons of Belial shall be all of them as thorns thrust away, because they cannot be taken with hands:
- Psalms 8:9
O Lord our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth!
- Psalms 58:9
Before your pots can feel the thorns, he shall take them away as with a whirlwind, both living, and in his wrath.
- Psalms 83:14-15
As the fire burneth a wood, and as the flame setteth the mountains on fire; So persecute them with thy tempest, and make them afraid with thy storm.
- 2 Chronicles 20:17-22
Ye shall not need to fight in this battle: set yourselves, stand ye still, and see the salvation of the Lord with you, O Judah and Jerusalem: fear not, nor be dismayed; to morrow go out against them: for the Lord will be with you. And Jehoshaphat bowed his head with his face to the ground: and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell before the Lord, worshipping the Lord. And the Levites, of the children of the Kohathites, and of the children of the Korhites, stood up to praise the Lord God of Israel with a loud voice on high. And they rose early in the morning, and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem; Believe in the Lord your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper. …
- 2 Chronicles 14:11-12
And Asa cried unto the Lord his God, and said, Lord, it is nothing with thee to help, whether with many, or with them that have no power: help us, O Lord our God; for we rest on thee, and in thy name we go against this multitude. O Lord, thou art our God; let not man prevail against thee. So the Lord smote the Ethiopians before Asa, and before Judah; and the Ethiopians fled.
- Isaiah 27:4
Fury is not in me: who would set the briers and thorns against me in battle? I would go through them, I would burn them together.
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Context
- 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 118:13
Thou hast thrust sore at me that I might fall: but the Lord helped me.
Psalms 118:12 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Cercáronme como abejas; fueron apagados como fuegos de espinos: en nombre de Jehová, que yo los romperé. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Elles m’avaient environné comme des abeilles; elles ont été éteintes comme un feu d’épines; au nom de l’ Éternel, certes je les ai détruites. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Sie hatten mich umringt wie Bienen; sie sind erloschen wie Dornenfeuer; gewiß, im Namen Jehovas vertilgte ich sie. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Benedictus es, Domine; doce me justificationes tuas. |