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Psalm 118:11–14

11 They asurrounded me, yes, they surrounded me;

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

12 They surrounded me alike bees;

They were extinguished as a bfire of thorns;

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

13 You apushed me violently so that I 1was falling,

But the Lord bhelped me.

14 1aThe Lord is my strength and song,

And He has become bmy salvation.

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Psalm 118:11–14 — The New International Version (NIV)

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.

Psalm 118:11–14 — English Standard Version (ESV)

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 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.

14 The Lord is my strength and my song;

he has become my salvation.

Psalm 118:11–14 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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.

Psalm 118:11–14 — New Living Translation (NLT)

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.

Psalm 118:11–14 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

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.

Psalm 118:11–14 — New Century Version (NCV)

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.

Psalm 118:11–14 — American Standard Version (ASV)

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.

Psalm 118:11–14 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

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.

Psalm 118:11–14 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

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. 

Psalm 118:11–14 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

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.

Psalm 118:11–14 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

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.

Psalm 118:11–14 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

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.

Psalm 118:11–14 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

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.


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