11 They surrounded me, yes, they surrounded me;
in the name of Yahweh I destroyed them.(A)
12 They surrounded me like bees;(B)
they were extinguished like a fire among thorns;
in the name of Yahweh I destroyed them.(C)
13 You[a] pushed me[b] hard to make me fall,
but the Lord helped me.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 118:13 Perhaps the enemy
  2. Psalm 118:13 LXX, Syr, Jer read I was pushed

11 They surrounded me(A) on every side,(B)
    but in the name of the Lord I cut them down.
12 They swarmed around me like bees,(C)
    but they were consumed as quickly as burning thorns;(D)
    in the name of the Lord I cut them down.(E)
13 I was pushed back and about to fall,
    but the Lord helped me.(F)

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