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Psalm 118:12–13

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 hardd to make me fall,

but Yahweh helped me.

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Psalm 118:12–13 — The New International Version (NIV)

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.

Psalm 118:12–13 — English Standard Version (ESV)

12 They surrounded me like bees;

they went out like a fire among 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.

Psalm 118:12–13 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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.

Psalm 118:12–13 — New Living Translation (NLT)

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.

Psalm 118:12–13 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

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.

Psalm 118:12–13 — New Century Version (NCV)

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.

Psalm 118:12–13 — American Standard Version (ASV)

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.

Psalm 118:12–13 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

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.

Psalm 118:12–13 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

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. 

Psalm 118:12–13 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

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.

Psalm 118:12–13 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

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.

Psalm 118:12–13 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

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.

Psalm 118:12–13 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

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.


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