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Psalm 118:10

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118:10All the nations surrounded me.11

Indeed, in the name of the Lord12 I pushed them away.13

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Footnotes

  1. 11 The reference to an attack by the nations suggests the psalmist may have been a military leader.
  2. 12 In this context the phrase “in the name of the Lord” means “by the Lord’s power.”
  3. 13 Traditionally the verb has been derived from מוּל (mul, “to circumcise”) and translated “[I] cut [them] off” (see 557–558 II מוּל). However, it is likely that this is a homonym meaning “to fend off” (see II מול) or “to push away.” In this context, where the psalmist is reporting his past experience, the prefixed verbal form is best understood as a preterite. The phrase also occurs in vv. 11, 12.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

All nations surrounded me;

in the name of the Lord I cut them off!

NIVNew International Version (2011)

All the nations surrounded me,

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

CSBChristian Standard Bible

All the nations surrounded me;

in the name of the Lord I destroyed them.

NLTNew Living Translation

Though hostile nations surrounded me,

I destroyed them all with the authority of the Lord.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

All nations surrounded me.

In the name of Yahweh I opposed them indeed.

KJV 1900King James Version

All nations compassed me about:

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