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Psalms 118:12

NETBible	They surrounded me like bees. But they disappeared as quickly¹ as a fire among thorns.² Indeed, in the name of the Lord I pushed them away.
NIV © biblegateway Psa 118:12	They swarmed around me like bees, but they died out as quickly as burning thorns; in the name of the LORD I cut them off.
NASB © biblegateway Psa 118:12	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.
NLT © biblegateway Psa 118:12	They swarmed around me like bees; they blazed against me like a roaring flame. But I destroyed them all in the name of the LORD.
MSG © biblegateway Psa 118:12	Like swarming bees, like wild prairie fire, they hemmed me in; in GOD's name I rubbed their faces in the dirt.
BBE © SABDAweb Psa 118:12	They are round me like bees; but they are put out like a fire among thorns; for in the name of the Lord I will have them cut down.
NRSV © bibleoremus Psa 118:12	They surrounded me like bees; they blazed like a fire of thorns; in the name of the LORD I cut them off!
NKJV © biblegateway Psa 118:12	They surrounded me like bees; They were quenched like a fire of thorns; For in the name of the LORD I will destroy them.
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KJV	They compassed me about <05437> (8804) like bees <01682>_; they are quenched <01846> (8795) as the fire <0784> of thorns <06975>_: for in the name <08034> of the LORD <03068> I will destroy <04135> (8686) them. {destroy: Heb. cut down}
NASB © biblegateway Psa 118:12	They surrounded <05437> me like bees <01682> ; They were extinguished <01846> as a fire <0784> of thorns <06975> ; In the name <08034> of the LORD <03068> I will surely <03588> cut <04135> them off <04135> .
LXXM	(117:12) ekuklwsan <2944> V-AAI-3P me <1473> P-AS wsei <5616> PRT melissai {N-NPM} khrion <2781> N-ASN kai <2532> CONJ exekauyhsan <1572> V-API-3P wsei <5616> PRT pur <4442> N-ASN en <1722> PREP akanyaiv <173> N-DPF kai <2532> CONJ tw <3588> T-DSN onomati <3686> N-DSN kuriou <2962> N-GSM hmunamhn {V-AAI-1S} autouv <846> D-APM
NET [draft] ITL	They surrounded <05437> me like bees <01682> . But they disappeared as quickly <01846> as a fire <0784> among thorns <06975> . Indeed <03588> , in the name <08034> of the Lord <03068> I pushed <04135> them away <04135> .
HEBREW	Mlyma <04135> yk <03588> hwhy <03068> Msb <08034> Myuwq <06975> sak <0784> wked <01846> Myrwbdk <01682> ynwbo (118:12) <05437>

NETBible

They surrounded me like bees. But they disappeared as quickly¹ as a fire among thorns.² Indeed, in the name of the Lord I pushed them away.

NET Notes

¹tn Heb “were extinguished.”

²tn The point seems to be that the hostility of the nations (v. 10) is short-lived, like a fire that quickly devours thorns and then burns out. Some, attempting to create a better parallel with the preceding line, emend דֹּעֲכוּ (do’akhu, “they were extinguished”) to בָּעֲרוּ (ba’aru, “they burned”). In this case the statement emphasizes their hostility.