Psalm 118:9-13 Amplified Bible (AMP)

9. It is better to trust and take refuge in the Lord than to put confidence in princes.

10. All nations (the surrounding tribes) compassed me about, but in the name of the Lord I will cut them off!

11. They compassed me about, yes, they surrounded me on every side; but in the name of the Lord I will cut them off!

12. They swarmed about me like bees, they blaze up and are extinguished like a fire of thorns; in the name of the Lord I will cut them off! [Deut. 1:44.]

13. You [my adversary] thrust sorely at me that I might fall, but the Lord helped me.

Psalm 118