Psalm 118:8-14

English Standard Version

^8 (A)It is better to take refuge in the Lord
    ^(B)than to trust in man.
⁹ It is better to take refuge in the Lord
    ^(C)than to trust in princes.

^10 (D)All nations surrounded me;
    in the name of the Lord I cut them off!
¹¹ They surrounded me, surrounded me on every side;
    in the name of the Lord I cut them off!
^12 (E)They surrounded me like bees;
    they went out like ^(F)a fire among thorns;
    in the name of the Lord I cut them off!
¹³ I was ^(G)pushed hard,^[a] so that I was falling,
    but the Lord helped me.

¹⁴ The Lord is my strength and my song;
    ^(H)he has become my salvation.