Psalm 118:7–12
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7The Lord is on my side to help me;
I shall look in triumph on those who hate me.
8It is better to take refuge in the Lord
than to put confidence in man.
9It is better to take refuge in the Lord
than to put confidence in princes.
10All nations surrounded me;
in the name of the Lord I cut them off!
11They surrounded me, surrounded me on every side;
in the name of the Lord I cut them off!
12They surrounded me like bees,
they blazed like a fire of thorns;
in the name of the Lord I cut them off!
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
The Lord is on my side as my helper;
I shall look in triumph on those who hate me.
It is better to take refuge in the Lord
than to trust in man.
It is better to take refuge in the Lord
than to trust in princes.
All nations surrounded me;
in the name of the Lord I cut them off!
They surrounded me, surrounded me on every side;
in the name of the Lord I cut them off!
They surrounded me like bees;
they went out like a fire among thorns;
in the name of the Lord I cut them off!
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
The Lord is with me; he is my helper.
I look in triumph on my enemies.
It is better to take refuge in the Lord
than to trust in humans.
It is better to take refuge in the Lord
than to trust in princes.
All the nations surrounded me,
but in the name of the Lord I cut them down.
They surrounded me on every side,
but in the name of the Lord I cut them down.
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.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
The Lord is my helper;
therefore, I will look in triumph on those who hate me.
It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in humanity.
It is better to take refuge in the Lord
than to trust in nobles.
All the nations surrounded me;
in the name of the Lord I destroyed them.
They surrounded me, yes, they surrounded me;
in the name of the Lord I destroyed them.
They surrounded me like bees;
they were extinguished like a fire among thorns;
in the name of the Lord I destroyed them.
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NLTNew Living Translation
Yes, the Lord is for me; he will help me.
I will look in triumph at those who hate me.
It is better to take refuge in the Lord
than to trust in people.
It is better to take refuge in the Lord
than to trust in princes.
Though hostile nations surrounded me,
I destroyed them all with the authority of the Lord.
Yes, they surrounded and attacked me,
but I destroyed them all with the authority of the Lord.
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.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
Yahweh is for me as my helper,
and so I will look in triumph on those who hate me.
It is better to take refuge in Yahweh
than to trust in humans.
It is better to take refuge in Yahweh
than to trust princes.
All nations surrounded me.
In the name of Yahweh I opposed them indeed.
They surrounded me; yes, they surrounded me.
In the name of Yahweh I opposed them indeed.
They surrounded me like bees;
they were extinguished like a fire of thorns.
In the name of Yahweh I opposed them indeed.
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KJV 1900King James Version
The Lord taketh my part with them that help me:
Therefore shall I see my desire upon them that hate me.
It is better to trust in the Lord
Than to put confidence in man.
It is better to trust in the Lord
Than to put confidence in princes.
All nations compassed me about:
But in the name of the Lord will I destroy them.
They compassed me about; yea, they compassed me about:
But in the name of the Lord I will destroy them.
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.
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