10 All the nations surrounded me,

but in the name of the Lord I cut them down.

11 They surrounded me on every side,

but in the name of the Lord I cut them down.

12 They swarmed around me like bees,

but they were consumed as quickly as burning thorns;

in the name of the Lord I cut them down.

13 I was pushed back and about to fall,

but the Lord helped me.

14 The Lord is my strength and my defense;

he has become my salvation.

15 Shouts of joy and victory

resound in the tents of the righteous:

“The Lord’s right hand has done mighty things!

16 The Lord’s right hand is lifted high;

the Lord’s right hand has done mighty things!”

17 I will not die but live,

and will proclaim what the Lord has done.

18 The Lord has chastened me severely,

but he has not given me over to death.

10 All nations compassed me about:

But in the name of the Lord will I destroy them.

11 They compassed me about; yea, they compassed me about:

But in the name of the Lord I will destroy them.

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.

13 Thou hast thrust sore at me that I might fall:

But the Lord helped me.

14 The Lord is my strength and song,

And is become my salvation.

15 The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tabernacles of the righteous:

The right hand of the Lord doeth valiantly.

16 The right hand of the Lord is exalted:

The right hand of the Lord doeth valiantly.

17 I shall not die, but live,

And declare the works of the Lord.

18 The Lord hath chastened me sore:

But he hath not given me over unto death.

10 Though hostile nations surrounded me,

I destroyed them all with the authority of the Lord.

11 Yes, they surrounded and attacked me,

but I destroyed them all with the authority of the Lord.

12 They swarmed around me like bees;

they blazed against me like a crackling fire.

But I destroyed them all with the authority of the Lord.

13 My enemies did their best to kill me,

but the Lord rescued me.

14 The Lord is my strength and my song;

he has given me victory.

15 Songs of joy and victory are sung in the camp of the godly.

The strong right arm of the Lord has done glorious things!

16 The strong right arm of the Lord is raised in triumph.

The strong right arm of the Lord has done glorious things!

17 I will not die; instead, I will live

to tell what the Lord has done.

18 The Lord has punished me severely,

but he did not let me die.

10 All nations surrounded me,

But in the name of the Lord I will destroy them.

11 They surrounded me,

Yes, they surrounded me;

But in the name of the Lord I will destroy them.

12 They surrounded me like bees;

They were quenched like a fire of thorns;

For in the name of the Lord I will destroy them.

13 You pushed me violently, that I might fall,

But the Lord helped me.

14 The Lord is my strength and song,

And He has become my salvation.

15 The voice of rejoicing and salvation

Is in the tents of the righteous;

The right hand of the Lord does valiantly.

16 The right hand of the Lord is exalted;

The right hand of the Lord does valiantly.

17 I shall not die, but live,

And declare the works of the Lord.

18 The Lord has chastened me severely,

But He has not given me over to death.

10 All the nations surrounded me,

but I defeated them in the name of the Lord.

11 They surrounded me on every side,

but with the Lord’s power I defeated them.

12 They surrounded me like a swarm of bees,

but they died as quickly as thorns burn.

By the Lord’s power, I defeated them.

13 They chased me until I was almost defeated,

but the Lord helped me.

14 The Lord gives me strength and a song.

He has saved me.

15 Shouts of joy and victory

come from the tents of those who do right:

“The Lord has done powerful things.”

16 The power of the Lord has won the victory;

with his power the Lord has done mighty things.

17 I will not die, but live,

and I will tell what the Lord has done.

18 The Lord has taught me a hard lesson,

but he did not let me die.

10 All nations compassed me about:

In the name of Jehovah I will cut them off.

11 They compassed me about; yea, they compassed me about:

In the name of Jehovah I will cut them off.

12 They compassed me about like bees; they are quenched as the fire of thorns:

In the name of Jehovah I will cut them off.

13 Thou didst thrust sore at me that I might fall;

But Jehovah helped me.

14 Jehovah is my strength and song;

And he is become my salvation.

15 The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tents of the righteous:

The right hand of Jehovah doeth valiantly.

16 The right hand of Jehovah is exalted:

The right hand of Jehovah doeth valiantly.

17 I shall not die, but live,

And declare the works of Jehovah.

18 Jehovah hath chastened me sore;

But he hath not given me over unto death.

10 All nations encompassed me; but in the name of Jehovah have I destroyed them. 11 They encompassed me, yea, encompassed me; but in the name of Jehovah have I destroyed them. 12 They encompassed me like bees; they are quenched as the fire of thorns: for in the name of Jehovah have I destroyed them. 13 Thou hast thrust hard at me that I might fall; but Jehovah helped me. 14 My strength and song is Jah, and he is become my salvation. 15 The voice of triumph and salvation is in the tents of the righteous: the right hand of Jehovah doeth valiantly; 16 The right hand of Jehovah is exalted, the right hand of Jehovah doeth valiantly. 17 I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of Jah. 18 Jah hath chastened me sore; but he hath not given me over unto death.

10 All the nations surrounded me, 

⸤but armed⸥ with the name of the Lord, I defeated them. 

11 They surrounded me. Yes, they surrounded me, 

⸤but armed⸥ with the name of the Lord, I defeated them. 

12 They swarmed around me like bees, 

but they were extinguished like burning thornbushes. 

⸤So armed⸥ with the name of the Lord, I defeated them. 

13 They pushed hard to make me fall, 

but the Lord helped me. 

14 The Lord is my strength and my song. 

He is my savior. 

15 The sound of joyful singing and victory is heard 

in the tents of righteous people. 

The right hand of the Lord displays strength. 

16 The right hand of the Lord is held high. 

The right hand of the Lord displays strength. 

17 I will not die, 

but I will live and tell what the Lord has done. 

18 The Lord disciplined me severely, 

but he did not allow me to be killed. 

10 All the nations surrounded me;

in the name of Yahweh I destroyed them.

11 They surrounded me, yes, they surrounded me;

in the name of Yahweh I destroyed them.

12 They surrounded me like bees;

they were extinguished like a fire among thorns;

in the name of Yahweh I destroyed them.

13 You pushed me hard to make me fall,

but the Lord helped me.

14 The Lord is my strength and my song;

He has become my salvation.

15 There are shouts of joy and victory

in the tents of the righteous:

“The Lord’s right hand performs valiantly!

16 The Lord’s right hand is raised.

The Lord’s right hand performs valiantly!”

17 I will not die, but I will live

and proclaim what the Lord has done.

18 The Lord disciplined me severely

but did not give me over to death.

10 All nations surrounded me;

in the name of the Lord I cut them off!

11 They surrounded me, surrounded me on every side;

in the name of the Lord I cut them off!

12 They surrounded me like bees;

they blazed like a fire of thorns;

in the name of the Lord I cut them off!

13 I was pushed hard, so that I was falling,

but the Lord helped me.

14 The Lord is my strength and my might;

he has become my salvation.

15 There are glad songs of victory in the tents of the righteous:

“The right hand of the Lord does valiantly;

16 the right hand of the Lord is exalted;

the right hand of the Lord does valiantly.”

17 I shall not die, but I shall live,

and recount the deeds of the Lord.

18 The Lord has punished me severely,

but he did not give me over to death.

10 All nations surrounded me.

In the name of Yahweh I opposed them indeed.

11 They surrounded me; yes, they surrounded me.

In the name of Yahweh I opposed them indeed.

12 They surrounded me like bees;

they were extinguished like a fire of thorns.

In the name of Yahweh I opposed them indeed.

13 You pushed me hard to make me fall,

but Yahweh helped me.

14 Yah is my strength and my song,

and he has become my salvation.

15 The sound of rejoicing and salvation

is in the tents of the righteous;

the right hand of Yahweh has done valiantly.

16 The right hand of Yahweh has exalted;

the right hand of Yahweh has done valiantly.

17 I will not die but live,

and tell of the works of Yah.

18 Yah has disciplined me severely,

but he did not consign me to death.

10 The nations were all around me.

But by the Lord’s power I destroyed them.

11 They were around me on every side.

But by the Lord’s power I destroyed them.

12 They attacked me like large numbers of bees.

But they died out as quickly as burning thorns.

By the Lord’s power I destroyed them.

13 I was pushed back. I was about to be killed.

But the Lord helped me.

14 The Lord gives me strength. I sing about him.

He has saved me.

15 Shouts of joy ring out in the tents of godly people.

They praise him for his help in battle.

They shout, “The Lord’s powerful right hand has done mighty things!

16 The Lord’s powerful right hand has won the battle!

The Lord’s powerful right hand has done mighty things!”

17 I will not die. I will live.

I will talk about what the Lord has done.

18 The Lord has really punished me.

But he didn’t let me die.

10 All nations surrounded me;

In the name of the Lord I will surely cut them off.

11 They surrounded me, yes, they surrounded me;

In the name of the Lord I will surely cut them off.

12 They surrounded me like bees;

They were extinguished as a fire of thorns;

In the name of the Lord I will surely cut them off.

13 You pushed me violently so that I was falling,

But the Lord helped me.

14 The Lord is my strength and song,

And He has become my salvation.

15 The sound of joyful shouting and salvation is in the tents of the righteous;

The right hand of the Lord does valiantly.

16 The right hand of the Lord is exalted;

The right hand of the Lord does valiantly.

17 I will not die, but live,

And tell of the works of the Lord.

18 The Lord has disciplined me severely,

But He has not given me over to death.