Title. See note on Title of Psalms 120.
the LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. See App-4.
If it had not been the Lord who was on our side - Unless it was Yahweh who was with us. The idea is, that someone had been with them, and had del...
"A Song of degrees of David." If [it had not been] the LORD who was (a) on our side, now may Israel say; (a) He shows that God was ready to help at...
CXXIV. A Song of Deliverance from Foreign Foes.
1. But for Jehovah, who was on our side. Some expositors think that this Psalm describes the very sad and calamitous condition of the Church...
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...
A Song of degrees of David. If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, now may Israel say; If it had not been the Lord - If God had not, in...
The church blesseth God for a miraculous deliverance. A Song of Degrees of David. Title. המעלות שׁיר Shiir hammangaloth. ] This psalm was co...
If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, now may Israel say; Psalms 124:1-8 .-Israel declares how inevitably she must have been swall...
Now may Israel say ] what Israel says is Psalms 124:1-5 .
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...
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...
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...
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...
CONTENTS It should seem from several expressions in this Psalm, that it was written upon some occasion of deliverance from trouble; for which the sa...
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...
If [it had not been] the Lord who was on our side ,.... Or, "was for us" h. The Syriac version is, "that rose up for us"; against their enemies, tha...
Psalms 124:1 «A Song of degrees of David. » If [it had not been] the LORD who was on our side, now may Israel say; Ver. 1. If it had not been th...
The Security of God's People. A song of degrees of David. 1 If it...
PSALM 124 THE ARGUMENT This Psalm was composed by David in the name, and for the use of all the church and people of Israel, as a thanksgiving for...
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...
A Song of degrees Literally, "of ascents." Perhaps chanted by the people as they went up to Jerusalem to the feasts. See, for example ( Psalms...
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 finis...
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...
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...
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...
EXPOSITION "A FRESH , bright lyric" (Cheyne), composed of two stanzas—the first part ( Psalms 124:1-19 ) recounting a danger and a deliverance;...
If it had not been the Lord who was on our side, if it had not been for His merciful and almighty protection, now may Israel say, that is, all beli...
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...
Exodus 15:1 ; Hebrews 13:5 ; Hebrews 13:6 ; Isaiah 8:10 ; Isaiah 8:9 ; Psalms 118:6 ; Psalms 118:7 ; Psalms 27:1 ; Psalms 46:11 ; Psalms 46...
1 If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, now may Israel say;