Psalms 118:12
118:11 They compassed me about; yea, they compassed me about: but in the name of the LORD I will destroy them.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
KJV
They surrounded me like bees. They are quenched like the burning thorns. In Yahweh’s name I cut them off.
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.
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.
What does Psalms 118:12 mean?
Psalms 118:12 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include סָבַב (çâbab), דְּבוֹרָה (dᵉbôwrâh), דָּעַךְ (dâʻak).
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Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 118:12.
And mount Sinai was altogether on a smoke, because the LORD descended upon it in fire: and the smoke thereof ascended as the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mount quaked greatly.
Exodus 22:6If fire break out, and catch in thorns, so that the stacks of corn, or the standing corn, or the field, be consumed therewith; he that kindled the fire shall surely make restitution.
Frequently asked questions
What does Psalms 118:12 say?
Psalms 118:12 (King James Version) reads: "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"
Is Psalms 118:12 in the Old or New Testament?
Psalms 118:12 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.
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