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Psalms 118:12

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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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.

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.

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Original language & word study

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
סַבּ֤וּנִיsa.Bu.nithey surrounded meH5437 →
כִדְבוֹרִ֗יםkhid.vo.Rimlike beesH1682 →
דֹּ֭עֲכוּDo.'a.khuthey were extinguishedH1846 →
כְּאֵ֣שׁke.'Eshlike a fire ofH784 →
קוֹצִ֑יםko.TzimthornsH6975 →
בְּשֵׁ֥םbe.Shemin [the] name ofH8034 →
יְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
כִּ֣יkiforH3588 →
אֲמִילַֽם׃'a.mi.LamI fended off themH4135 →

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Deuteronomy 1:44Then the Amorites who lived in the hills came out against you and chased you like a swarm of bees. They routed you from Seir all the way to Hormah.Psalms 27:2When the wicked came upon me to devour my flesh, my enemies and foes stumbled and fell.1 Samuel 17:45But David said to the Philistine, “You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the LORD of Hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.Psalms 20:5May we shout for joy at your victory and raise a banner in the name of our God. May the LORD grant all your petitions.Psalms 20:1May the LORD answer you in the day of trouble; may the name of the God of Jacob protect you.Ecclesiastes 7:6For like the crackling of thorns under the pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This too is futile.2 Samuel 23:6But the worthless are all like thorns raked aside, for they can never be gathered by hand.Psalms 58:9Before your pots can feel the burning thorns— whether green or dry— He will sweep them away.Psalms 8:9O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth!1 Chronicles 14:14–16So David again inquired of God, who answered him, “Do not march up after them, but circle around them and attack them in front of the balsam trees.Nahum 1:10For they will be entangled as with thorns and consumed like the drink of a drunkard—like stubble that is fully dry.2 Chronicles 14:11–12Then Asa cried out to the LORD his God: “O LORD, there is no one besides You to help the powerless against the mighty. Help us, O LORD our God, for we rely on You, and in Your name we have come against this multitude. O LORD, You are our God. Do not let a mere mortal prevail against You.”1 Chronicles 14:10–11So David inquired of God, “Should I go up against the Philistines? Will You deliver them into my hand?” “Go,” replied the LORD, “for I will deliver them into your hand.”2 Chronicles 20:17–22You need not fight this battle. Take up your positions, stand firm, and see the salvation of the LORD on your behalf, O Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid or discouraged. Go out and face them tomorrow, for the LORD is with you.’”Psalms 83:14–15As fire consumes a forest, as a flame sets the mountains ablaze,Isaiah 27:4I am not angry. If only thorns and briers confronted Me, I would march and trample them, I would burn them to the ground.2 Chronicles 16:7–9At that time Hanani the seer came to King Asa of Judah and told him, “Because you have relied on the king of Aram and not on the LORD your God, the army of the king of Aram has escaped from your hand.Isaiah 43:17who brings out the chariots and horses, the armies and warriors together, to lie down, never to rise again; to be extinguished, snuffed out like a wick:

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Saul attempts to kill David (the harpist of Israel) — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Saul attempts to kill David (the harpist of Israel) — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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