“ Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul: ”
Then the waters had overwhelmed us - Our destruction would have been as if the waves of the ocean had overwhelmed us. The stream had gone over our soul - The torrent would have swept us away....
Then the (c) waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul: (c) He uses proper similitudes to express the great danger that the Church was in, and out of which God miraculously delive...
CXXIV. A Song of Deliverance from Foreign Foes.
stream . torrent, or flood. Hebrew. nahal. See App-67. our soul . us. Hebrew. nephesh. App-13. Note the Figure of speech Epistrophe (App-6) in the repetition at end of Psalms 124:5 .
4. The waters had then overwhelmed us. He embellishes by an elegant metaphor the preceding sentiment, comparing the dreadful impetuosity of the enemies of the Jews to an inundation, which sw...
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 the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul:
Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul: Then the waters had overwhelmed us. So in David's psalm, Psalms 18:16 ; Psalms 144:7 , The stream had gone over our...
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...
Waters. — The sudden transition in the imagery from the earthquake to the flood is characteristic of Hebrew poetry. (For the flood, see Psalms 18:4 ; Psalms 18:16 ; Psalms 69:14 ; Psalms 144:7...
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 the waters had overwhelmed us ,.... People, comparable to waters for their multitude, Strength, force, and impetuosity; which bear down all before them, and against which there is no standing;...
Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul: Ver. 4. Then the waters had overwhelmed us ] As once the Red Sea did the Egyptians, or as the general deluge did the old worl...
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...
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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.
Daniel 9:26 ; Isaiah 28:2 ; Isaiah 59:19 ; Isaiah 8:7 ; Isaiah 8:8 ; Jeremiah 46:7 ; Jeremiah 46:8 ; Psalms 18:4 ; Psalms 42:7 ; Psalms 69:15 ; Revelation 12:15 ; Revelation 12:16 ; Reve...