Psalms 124:1
A Song of the going up. Of David. If it had not been the Lord who was on our side (let Israel now say);
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, now may Israel say;
In Context
2If it had not been the Lord who was on our side, when men came up against us;
Cross References
Genesis 31:42If the God of my father, the God of Abraham and the Fear of Isaac, had not been with me, you would have sent me away with nothing in my hands. But God has seen my troubles and the work of my hands, and this night he kept you back.
Psalms 27:1Of David. The Lord is my light and my salvation; who is then a cause of fear to me? the Lord is the strength of my life; who is a danger to me?
Psalms 46:11\46:10\Be at peace in the knowledge that I am God: I will be lifted up among the nations, I will be honoured through all the earth.
Psalms 56:9\56:8\You have seen my wanderings; put the drops from my eyes into your bottle; are they not in your record?
Psalms 94:17If the Lord had not been my helper, my soul would quickly have gone down into death.
Psalms 120:1A Song of the going up. In my trouble my cry went up to the Lord, and he gave me an answer.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 124:1
David penned this psalm (we suppose) upon occasion of some great deliverance which God wrought for him and his people from some very threatening danger, which was likely to have involved them all in ruin, whether by foreign invasion, or intestine insurrection, is not certain; whatever it was he seems to have been himself much affected, and very desirous to affect others, with the goodness of God, in making a way for them to escape. To him he is careful to give all the glory, and takes none to himself as conquerors… Read the whole commentary →