Key Verse Spotlight
Psalms 118:10 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“All nations compassed me about: but in the name of the LORD will I destroy them. {destroy...: Heb. cut them off}”
Psalms 118:10
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
{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. {destroy...: Heb. cut them off}
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. {destroy: Heb. cut down}
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