Psalms 118:10-13

Psalms 118:10-13

[10] All nations  compassed me about:  but in the name  of the LORD  will I destroy  [11] They compassed me about;  but in the name  of the LORD  I will destroy  [12] They compassed me about  like bees;  they are quenched  as the fire  of thorns:  for in the name  of the LORD  I will destroy  [13] Thou hast thrust  at me that I might fall:  but the LORD  helped 

What does Psalms 118:10-13 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

Note how the Lord gave the psalmist confidence even when his enemies surrounded him. The Lord had cut off his enemies in the past, and he believed He would do so again. The repetition of the phrase in Psalm 118:10 b, Psalm 118:11 b, and Psalm 118:12 c expresses his trust in the Lord.
The Hebrew word for "cut them off" ( Psalm 118:10-12) literally means "circumcised them." This may be a prophetic reference to Messiah circumcising the hearts of the Gentiles. Circumcision was a physical procedure, but it came to symbolize a spiritual change, namely, trust in God ( Deuteronomy 30:6; cf. Romans 2:29). [1]