Psalms 118:10
“All nations compassed me about: but in the name of the Lord will I destroy them.”
It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man.
It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in princes.
All nations compassed me about: but in the name of the Lord will I destroy them.
They compassed me about; yea, they compassed me about: but in the name of the Lord I will destroy them.
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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Cross-References
“I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people, that have set themselves against me round about.”
“Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied.”
“Through thee will we push down our enemies: through thy name will we tread them under that rise up against us.”
“And it was told the Gazites, saying, Samson is come hither. And they compassed him in, and laid wait for him all night in the gate of the city, and were quiet all the night, saying, In the morning, when it is day, we shall kill him.”
“He hath delivered my soul in peace from the battle that was against me: for there were many with me.”