Psalms 118:13

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

Thou hast thrust sore at me that I might fall: but the LORD helped me.

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You pushed me back hard, to make me fall, but Yahweh helped me.

Thou hast thrust sore at me that I might fall: but the Lord helped me.

You have thrust sore at me that I might fall: but the LORD helped me.

118:14 The LORD is my strength and song, and is become my salvation.

What does Psalms 118:13 mean?

Psalms 118:13 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include דָּחָה (dâchâh), נָפַל (nâphal), יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh).

Hebrew interlinear

Thou

hast

thrustדָּחָהdâchâh/daw-khaw'/H1760to push down

soreדָּחָהdâchâh/daw-khaw'/H1760to push down

that

might

fall:נָפַלnâphal/naw-fal'/H5307to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)

but

the

LORDיְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

helpedעָזַרʻâzar/aw-zar'/H5826to surround, i.e. protect or aid

me.

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Warfare of Saints

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 118:13.

Genesis 2:21

And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;

Genesis 4:6

And the LORD said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 118:13 say?

Psalms 118:13 (King James Version) reads: "Thou hast thrust sore at me that I might fall: but the LORD helped me."

Is Psalms 118:13 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 118:13 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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