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Psalms 124:1 open_in_new
Title. See note on Title of Psalms 120.
the LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. See App-4.
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Psalms 124:2 open_in_new
men. Hebrew. 'adam. App-14. (Sing, refers to Sennacherib).
they. The plural, referring to Sennacherib's hosts; likened to. stream and waters in verses: Psalms 124:4; Psalms 124:5. See note on Psalms 46:3.
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Psalms 124:3 open_in_new
quick. alive.
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Psalms 124:4 open_in_new
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.
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Psalms 124:7 open_in_new
as. bird. The reference is to the words of Sennacherib on his cylinder, where he mentions Hezekiah by name, whom he had got "as. bird in. cage". See App-67.
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Psalms 124:8 open_in_new
name. See note on Psalms 20:1.
Who made heaven and earth. See App-67 and note on Psalms 121:2 with Psalms 134:3.