Psalm 118:12-14
Holman Christian Standard Bible
12 They surrounded me like bees;(A)
they were extinguished like a fire among thorns;
in the name of Yahweh I destroyed them.(B)
13 You[a] pushed me[b] hard to make me fall,
but the Lord helped me.(C)
14 The Lord is my strength and my song;
He has become my salvation.(D)
Footnotes
- Psalm 118:13 Perhaps the enemy
- Psalm 118:13 LXX, Syr, Jer read I was pushed
Psalm 118:12-14
King James Version
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.
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Psalm 118:12-14
English Standard Version
12 (A)They surrounded me like bees;
they went out like (B)a fire among thorns;
in the name of the Lord I cut them off!
13 I was (C)pushed hard,[a] so that I was falling,
but the Lord helped me.
14 The Lord is my strength and my song;
(D)he has become my salvation.
Footnotes
- Psalm 118:13 Hebrew You (that is, the enemy) pushed me hard
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