Psalms 118:12 — Compare Translations
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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young
They compassed me about as bees, They have been extinguished as a fire of thorns, In the name of Jehovah I surely cut them off.
English ASV
They compassed me about like bees; They are quenched as the fire of thorns: In the name of Jehovah I will cut them off.
English Amplified
They swarmed about me like bees, they blaze up and are extinguished like a fire of thorns; in the name of the Lord I will cut them off! [Deut. 1:44.]
English Amplified Classic Bible 1987
They swarmed about me like bees, they blaze up and are extinguished like a fire of thorns; in the name of the Lord I will cut them off! [Deut. 1:44.]
English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025
They swarmed around me like bees, but they were extinguished like burning thorns; in the name of the Lord I cut them off.
English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible
They surrounded me like bees; they were extinguished like a fire among thorns; in the name of the LORD I destroyed them.
English Darby 1890 : Public Domain
They encompassed me like bees; they are quenched as the fire of thorns: for in the name of Jehovah have I destroyed them.
English EASY 2024
They were all around me like a crowd of bees! But they soon disappeared, like a fire in a thorn bush. Yes, I used the Lord 's authority to send them away.
English ERV 2006 - Only For Website
They surrounded me like a swarm of bees, but they were quickly destroyed like a fast-burning bush. I defeated them with the Lord's power.
English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles
They surrounded me like bees; they went out like a fire among thorns; in the name of the LORD I cut them off!
English GNT (Good News Translation)
They swarmed around me like bees, but they burned out as quickly as a brush fire; by the power of the Lord I destroyed them.
English God's Word - GW 1995
They swarmed around me like bees, but they were extinguished like burning thornbushes. {So armed} with the name of the Lord, I defeated them.
English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website
They surrounded me like bees; they were extinguished like a fire among thorns; in the name of the LORD I destroyed them.
English KJV 1611
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.
English LSB
They surrounded me like bees; They were extinguished as a fire of thorns; In the name of Yahweh I will surely cut them off.
English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)
They surrounded me like bees; they were extinguished like a fire of thorns, but in the name of the Lord I destroyed them.
English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
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.
English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website
They surrounded me like bees; they blazed like fire among thorns; in the LORD'S name I crushed them.
English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)
They surrounded me like bees. But they disappeared as quickly as a fire among thorns. Indeed, in the name of the LORD I pushed them away.
English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website
They attacked me like large numbers of bees. But they died out as quickly as burning thorns. By the Lord's power I destroyed them.
English NIV
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.
English NKJ 1982
They surrounded me like bees; They were quenched like a fire of thorns; For in the name of the Lord I will destroy them.
English NLT
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.
English NRSV 1989 - Only for website
They surrounded me like bees; they blazed like a fire of thorns; in the name of the LORD I cut them off!
English RSV (Revised Standard Version)
They surrounded me like bees, they blazed like a fire of thorns; in the name of the Lord I cut them off!
English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)
They swarm around me like bees; they blaze against me like a roaring flame. Yet beneath his flag I shall destroy them.
English Tyndale 1537
They came about me like bees, and were as hot as the fire in the thorns, but in the name of the LORD I will destroy them.