Psalms 124:3
then they would have swallowed us up alive when their wrath was kindled against us,
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us:
In Context
2if it had not been LORD who was on our side when men rose up against us,
4then the waters would have overwhelmed us, the stream would have gone over our soul,
Cross References
1 Samuel 20:30Then Saul's anger was kindled against Jonathan, and he said to him, Thou son of a perverse rebellious woman, do I not know that thou have chosen the son of Jesse to thine own shame, and to the shame of thy mother's nakedness?
Esther 3:12Then the king's scribes were called in the first month, on the thirteenth day of it. And there was written according to all that Haman commanded to the king's satraps, and to the governors who were over every province, and to the r
Psalms 35:25Let them not say in their heart, Aha, so would we have it. Let them not say, We have swallowed him up.
Psalms 57:3He will send from heaven, and save me [from] the reproach of him who would swallow me up. Selah. God will send forth his loving kindness and his truth.
Psalms 76:10Surely the inward thought of man shall praise thee, even the residue of inward thought will observe a festival to thee.
Psalms 83:5For they have consulted together with one consent. They make a covenant against thee:
Matthew Henry on Psalms 124:2-6
The Security of God's People. 1 If it had not been the Lord who was on our side, now may Israel say; 2 If it had not been the Lord who was on our side, when men rose up against us: 3 Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us: 4 Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul: 5 Then the proud waters had gone over our soul. The people of God, being here called upon to praise God for their deliverance, are to take notice, I. Of the malice of men, by which they… Read the whole commentary →