“ Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us: ”
Then they had swallowed us up quick - There was no other help, and ruin - utter ruin - would have soon come upon us. The word quick here means alive; and the idea is derived from persons swallowe...
Then they had swallowed us up (b) quick, when their wrath was kindled against us: (b) So unable were we to resist.
CXXIV. A Song of Deliverance from Foreign Foes.
quick . alive.
When he says, ( Psalms 124:3 ,) They had swallowed us up alive, (78) he not only expresses barbarous cruelty, but also disproportion of strength. He describes then in the first place how vi...
DISCOURSE: 715 THANKSGIVING FOR GREAT DELIVERANCE Psalms 124:1-8 . If it had not been the Lord who was on our side, now may Israel say; If it had not been the Lord who was on our side, when men...
Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us:
Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us: Then they had swallowed us up quick - i:e., alive, as in Psalms 55:15 ; Proverbs 1:12 . They thought to swallow...
This Ps. is sung at the Feast of Purim to commemorate the deliverance from Haman. It is a gladsome lyric, thanking Jehovah for escape from heathen destruction, and may well have been composed under t...
Then. — Critics are at issue both as to the form and meaning of the word — whether it is an archaism or an aramaism, expressing time or logical sequence. Swallowed... quick (alive). — No doubt...
Psalms 124:1-8 A SEQUENCE may be traced connecting this with the two adjacent psalms. In Psalms 123:1-4 , patient resignation sighed for deliverance, which here has been received and has changed...
the Christian's Fortress Psalms 124:1-8 ; Psalms 125:1-5 Here are three instances of escaped peril. In Psalms 124:3 is an allusion to Korah and his company; see Numbers 16:32-33 . Why are w...
The journey from the place of exile to the city and Temple of Jehovah has now commenced. The heart of the song is in the words: Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers. Escape...
What situation soever it was the church refers to (for it is not particularly noticed), it is equally instructive to see how faith refers the whole of her deliverance to the Lord. And very sweet it i...
Then they had swallowed us up quick ,.... Or "alive"; as the earth swallowed up Korah and his company; or as the fish swallowed up Jonah; or rather as ravenous beasts swallow their prey; to which th...
Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us: Ver. 3. Then had they swallowed us up quick ] As the great fish do the little ones, as hungry lions, or wolves, ravin...
They had swallowed us up quick They had speedily and utterly destroyed us, as Korah and his company were, Numbers 16 . The proud waters had gone over , &c. Our enemies, compared to proud wate...
The Security of God's People. A song of degrees of David. 1 If it had not been the L ORD who was on our side, now...
They had swallowed us up quick; they had speedily and utterly destroyed us, as Korah, &c. were, Num 16 .
INTRODUCTION This jubilant song speaks of a sudden peril and narrow escape, and praises God for the great deliverance. We take it to be, according to its title, a Psalm of David, not a hymn founded...
Psalms 124:1 . If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, now may Israel say; There is a break here, the sentence is not finished, so finish it for yourselves. If the Lord had not been on y...
REFLECTIONS . This psalm was written after a victory, when the nine nations had plotted to destroy Zion, and to extinguish the light of Israel. Poor deluded nations; little did you know the power of...
If it had not been the Lord who was on our side. God in the troubles of the good I. Acknowledged as the Deliverer from great troubles ( Psalms 124:1-5 ). 1. The words represent the great tro...
EXPOSITION "A FRESH , bright lyric" (Cheyne), composed of two stanzas—the first part ( Psalms 124:1-19 ) recounting a danger and a deliverance; the second ( Psalms 124:6-19 ), praising God for...
The Lord the Deliverer of His Church. A song of degrees of David, setting forth the assistance and deliverance of Jehovah in the midst of great dangers.
1 Samuel 20:30-33 ; Acts 9:2 ; Daniel 3:19 ; Esther 3:12 ; Esther 3:13 ; Esther 3:6 ; Jeremiah 51:34 ; Jonah 1:17 ; Matthew 2:16 ; Numbers 16:30-34 ; Proverbs 1:12 ; Psalms 27:2 ; Psalms...