Psalms 118:11

They compassed... they compassed. Figure of speech Epizeuxis (App-6), for emphasis.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

They compassed me about; yea, they compassed me about ... - The sentiment and the language of the previous verse are here repeated, as if to give...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

They compassed me about; yea, they compassed me about: but in the name of the LORD I will destroy them.
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

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Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

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John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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John Trapp Complete Commentary

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Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

They compassed me about; the repetition implies their frequency and fervency in this action, and their confidence of success.
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

May the Good Spirit, who taught the psalmist to indite these words help us to feel their inward meaning! Psalms 118:1 . O give thanks unto the LOR...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 118:1 . O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: because his mercy endureth for ever. Here is a standing reason for thanksgiving. Alth...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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The Biblical Illustrator

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The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Chronicles 19:10 ; 1 Samuel 23:26 ; Psalms 22:12-16 ; Psalms 88:17
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Yea — The repetition implies their frequency and fervency in this action.

¹¹ They compassed me about; yea, they compassed me about: but in the name of the LORD I will destroy them.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 118:11

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Psalms 118:11