Psalms 118:12

WEB

¹²They surrounded me like bees. They are quenched like the burning thorns. In the LORD’s name I cut them off.

KJV

¹²They compassed me about like bees; they are quenched as the fire of thorns: for in the name of the LORD I will destroy them.

BSB

¹²They swarmed around me like bees, but they were extinguished like burning thorns; in the name of the LORD I cut them off.

FBV

¹²Like a swarm of bees they attacked, but their attack died out as quickly as burning thorn twigs. I defeated them with the help of the Lord.

Extra References

Deuteronomy 1:44

⁴⁴The Amorites, who lived in that hill country, came out against you and chased you as bees do, and beat you down in Seir, even to Hormah.

1 Samuel 17:45

⁴⁵Then David said to the Philistine, “You come to me with a sword, with a spear, and with a javelin; but I come to you in the name of the LORD of Armies, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.

Psalms 20:5

⁵We will triumph in your salvation. In the name of our God, we will set up our banners. May the LORD grant all your requests.

Ecclesiastes 7:6

⁶For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This also is vanity.

Psalms 20:1

¹May the LORD answer you in the day of trouble. May the name of the God of Jacob set you up on high,

2 Samuel 23:6

⁶But all the ungodly will be as thorns to be thrust away, because they can’t be taken with the hand.

Psalms 58:9

⁹Before your pots can feel the heat of the thorns, he will sweep away the green and the burning alike.

Psalms 8:9

⁹LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth!

Psalms 83:14-15

¹⁴As the fire that burns the forest, as the flame that sets the mountains on fire, ¹⁵so pursue them with your tempest, and terrify them with your storm.

1 Chronicles 14:10-11

¹⁰David inquired of God, saying, “Shall I go up against the Philistines? Will you deliver them into my hand?” The LORD said to him, “Go up; for I will deliver them into your hand.”

¹¹So they came up to Baal Perazim, and David defeated them there. David said, God has broken my enemies by my hand, like waters breaking out. Therefore they called the name of that place Baal Perazim.