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Psalms 118:10

Psalms 118:10
All nations compassed me about: but in the name of the LORD will I destroy them.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

They compassed me about like bees,.... In great numbers (w); as a swarm of bees, which, being irritated and provoked, will fly upon persons in a body, and with great fury; to which the Amorites and…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

All nations compassed me about - They surrounded me; they hemmed me in on every side, so that I seemed to have no chance to escape. It would seem from this that the psalm was composed by someone who…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Psalms 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, loved to speak of it, and was very solicitous that God might have the praise of…