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They compassed me about like bees -

Like bees.—The image of the “bees” may be derived from Deuteronomy 1:44 , but the Septuagint suggests that the poet employed an or…

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…

They compassed me about like bees
In great numbers F23 ; as a swarm of bees, which, being irritated and provoked, w…

The account the psalmist here gives of his troubles is very applicable to Christ: many hated him without a cause; indeed, the Lord himself chastene…
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Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes