They surroundedme like bees;They were extinguishedas a fireof thorns;In the nameof the LORDI will surelycutthem off.
"But the worthless,everyoneof them will be thrustawaylike thorns,Becausethey cannotbe takenin hand;
May the LORDansweryou in the dayof trouble!May the nameof the Godof Jacobsetyou [securely] on high!
We will singfor joyover your victory,And in the nameof our Godwe will setup our banners.May the LORDfulfillallyour petitions.
Beforeyour potscan feel[the fire of] thornsHe will sweepthem awaywith a whirlwind,the greenand the burningalike.
O LORD,our Lord,Howmajesticis Your namein allthe earth!
For as the cracklingof thornbushesundera pot,Sois the laughterof the fool;And thistoois futility.
"I havenowrath.Should someonegiveMe briars[and] thornsin battle,[Then] I would stepon them, I would burnthem completely.
"The peopleswill be burnedto lime,Like cutthornswhich are burnedin the fire.
Liketangledthorns,And like those who are drunkenwith their drink,They are consumedAs stubblecompletelywithered.
"The Amoriteswho livedin that hillcountrycameout againstyou and chasedyou as beesdo,and crushedyou from Seirto Hormah.
Then Davidsaidto the Philistine,"You cometo me with a sword,a spear,and a javelin,but I cometo you in the nameof the LORDof hosts,the Godof the armiesof Israel,whomyou have taunted.
