Psalm 118:12

New International Reader's Version

They attacked me like swarms of bees. But they were burned up as quickly as thorns in a fire. By the Lord’s power I destroyed them.

Cross References

2 Samuel 23:6

But evil people are like thorns that are thrown away. You can’t pick them up with your hands.

Psalm 20:1

May the Lord answer you when you are in trouble. May the God of Jacob keep you safe.

Psalm 20:5

May we shout for joy over your victory. May we lift up our flags in the name of our God. May the Lord give you everything you ask for.

Psalm 58:9

Evil people will be swept away before burning thorns can heat a pot. And it doesn’t matter if the thorns are green or dry.

Psalm 8:9

Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in the whole earth!

Ecclesiastes 7:6

A foolish person’s laughter is like the crackling of thorns burning under a pot. That doesn’t have any meaning either.

Isaiah 27:4

I am not angry with my vineyard. I wish thorns and bushes would come up in it. Then I would march out against them in battle. I would set all of them on fire.

Isaiah 33:12

The nations will be burned to ashes. They will be like bushes that are cut down and set on fire.

Nahum 1:10

His enemies will be tangled up among thorns. Their wine will make them drunk. They’ll be burned up like dry straw.

Deuteronomy 1:44

The Amorites who lived in those hills came out and attacked you. Like large numbers of bees they chased you. They beat you down from Seir all the way to Hormah.

1 Samuel 17:45

David said to Goliath, “You are coming to fight against me with a sword, a spear and a javelin. But I’m coming against you in the name of the Lord who rules over all. He is the God of the armies of Israel. He’s the one you have dared to fight against.