Psalms Chapter 124

Psalms

Psalms

124
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The psalmist reflects on God’s steadfast protection over Israel, describing how He has kept them safe from enemies and calmed their anxieties. He praises God’s power to deliver the people and to provide refuge, emphasizing that true strength comes from trusting in the Lord rather than in human strength.

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(1) A Song of degrees of David. If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, now may Israel say;
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(2) If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, when men rose up against us:
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(3) Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us:
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(4) Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul:
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(5) Then the proud waters had gone over our soul.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 93:3Psalms 93:4Job 38:11Jeremiah 5:22

Related verses (shared words)

Genesis 1:6Joshua 3:13Ezekiel 47:4

(6) Blessed be the LORD, who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth.
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(7) Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped.
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(8) Our help is in the name of the LORD, who made heaven and earth.
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