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Psalms 118:11

118:10 All nations compassed me about: but in the name of the LORD will I destroy them. destroy: Heb. cut them off
They compassed me about; yea, they compassed me about: but in the name of the LORD I will destroy them.

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They surrounded me, yes, they surrounded me. In Yahweh’s name I indeed cut them off.

They compassed me about; yea, they compassed me about: but in the name of the Lord I will destroy them.

They compassed me about; yes, they compassed me about: but in the name of the LORD I will destroy them.

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. destroy: Heb. cut down

What does Psalms 118:11 mean?

Psalms 118:11 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include סָבַב (çâbab), שֵׁם (shêm), יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh).

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They
compassed
me
about;סָבַבçâbab/saw-bab'/H5437to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figuratively
yea,
they
compassed
me
about:סָבַבçâbab/saw-bab'/H5437to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figuratively
but
in
the
nameשֵׁםshêm/shame/H8034an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
of
the
LORDיְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
I
will
destroyמוּלmûwl/mool/H4135to cut short, i.e. curtail (specifically the prepuce, i.e. to circumcise); by implication, to blunt; figuratively, to destroy
them.

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 118:11.

Genesis 2:11

The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;

Genesis 2:13

And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia. Ethiopia: Heb. Cush

Genesis 2:19

And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof. Adam: or, the man

Genesis 4:26

And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enos: then began men to call upon the name of the LORD. Enos: Heb. Enosh to call: or, to call themselves by the name of the Lord

Genesis 5:29

And he called his name Noah, saying, This same shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the LORD hath cursed. Noah: Gr. Noe: that is Rest, or, Comfort

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What does Psalms 118:11 say?

Psalms 118:11 (King James Version) reads: "They compassed me about; yea, they compassed me about: but in the name of the LORD I will destroy them."

Is Psalms 118:11 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 118:11 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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