Psalms 118:12
“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.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
The Lord is my strength and song,.... It being in the name of the Lord the enemies of the psalmist were destroyed; and…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
They compassed me about like bees - (a) As thick or numerous as bees; (b) armed as bees - or, their weapons might be…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Psalms 118:1-18
It appears here, as often as elsewhere, that David had his heart full of the goodness of God. He loved to think of it,…
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