Psalm 118:12 - Printer Friendly

ESV: They surrounded me like bees; they went out like a fire among thorns; in the name of the LORD I cut them off!

NIV: They swarmed around me like bees, but they were consumed as quickly as burning thorns; in the name of the LORD I cut them down.

NASB: They surrounded me like bees; They were extinguished like a fire of thorn bushes; In the name of the Lord I will certainly fend them off.

CSB: They surrounded me like bees; they were extinguished like a fire among thorns; in the name of the Lord I destroyed them.

NLT: They swarmed around me like bees; they blazed against me like a crackling fire. But I destroyed them all with the authority of the Lord.

KJV: 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.

NKJV: They surrounded me like bees; They were quenched like a fire of thorns; For in the name of the Lord I will destroy them.

The book of Psalms is composed of individual songs, hymns, or poems, each of which is a ''Psalm'' in and of itself. These works contain a wide variety of themes. Some Psalms focus on praising and worshipping God. Others cry out in anguish over the pain of life. Still other Psalms look forward to the coming of the Messiah. While some Psalms are related, each has its own historical and biblical context.

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