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Psalm 118

Psalm 118:11

The LORD Is on My Side · Psalm 118:1–29
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Translations

Modern
They surrounded me on every side, but in the name of the LORD I cut them off.
Traditional
They compassed me about; yea, they compassed me about: but in the name of the Lord I will destroy them.
Literal
They surrounded me, yes, they surrounded me, and in the name of YHWH I surely cut them off!
Latin
Circumdantes circumdederunt me, et in nomine Domini, quia ultus sum in eos.

Original

Hebrew
English
They surrounded me on every side, but in the name of the LORD I cut them off.

Notes

Psalms 118:10–12

  • Strength comes from the name of the LORD. This is shown by the threefold repetition of the attackers, the name of the LORD, and the victory he gives.

  • Even when hostile people surrounded the psalmist, the Lord extinguished them like burning thorns (see Isaiah 9:18; 10:17).

Psalms 118:1–29

The psalmist joyfully thanks the Lord for his goodness and urges others to trust in his loving devotion (Psalm 118:1–4, 29). This poem is the last of the Egyptian Hallel (Psalms 113–118).

Psalms 113:1–118:29

These psalms are called the Egyptian Hallel. Hallel means “praise.” Jewish people use these psalms during Passover, which began when God brought Israel out of Egypt in the exodus. The people recite Psalms 113–114 before the Passover meal, and Psalms 115–118 are recited afterward.

Glossary

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