Psalms 124:3

Then they had swallowed us up (b) quick, when their wrath was kindled against us:

(b) So unable were we to resist.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 124:3

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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 al...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

CXXIV. A Song of Deliverance from Foreign Foes.
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

quick . alive.
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

When he says, ( Psalms 124:3 ,) They had swallowed us up alive, (78) he not only expresses barbarous cruelty, but also disproportion of str...
Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

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 ha...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us:
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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 Psalm...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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 de...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Quick] RV 'alive,' as Assyria and Babylon did to many nations.
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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 s...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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 delivera...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

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 o...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

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 t...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Security of God's People. A song of degrees of David. 1 If it...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

They had swallowed us up quick; they had speedily and utterly destroyed us, as Korah, &c. were, Num 16 .
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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 t...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 124:1-19 . 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 ro...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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...
The Biblical Illustrator

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...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION "A FRESH , bright lyric" (Cheyne), composed of two stanzas—the first part ( Psalms 124:1-19 ) recounting a danger and a deliverance;...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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 da...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

then they had swallowed us up quick, gulping the believers down while they were still alive, when their wrath was kindled against us, flaming up in...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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...

³ Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us:

Related Commentaries of Psalms 124:3

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the 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

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