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They surrounded me like bees. They are quenched like the burning thorns. In the name of Yahweh I cut them off.
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Fierce but Fleeting Foes
Commentators explain the two powerful images for enemies. They swarm "like bees"—numerous, furious, and intimidating. Yet, they are also "quenched as the fire of thorns"—a fire that burns intensely and loudly but dies out almost instantly. This teaches that opposition, while feeling overwhelming, is ultimately temporary and lacks lasting power against God's purposes.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
They compassed me about like bees -
19th Century
Anglican
Like bees.—The image of the “bees” may be derived from Deuteronomy 1:44 (), but the Septuagint suggests that the poet employed an …
Baptist
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…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
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…
