Psalms 124:5
Yes, the waters of pride would have gone over our soul.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Then the proud waters had gone over our soul.
In Context
4We would have been covered by the waters; the streams would have gone over our soul;
6Praise be to the Lord, who has not let us be wounded by their teeth.
Cross References
Job 38:11And said, So far you may come, and no farther; and here the pride of your waves will be stopped?
Jeremiah 5:22Have you no fear of me? says the Lord; will you not be shaking with fear before me, who have put the sand as a limit for the sea, by an eternal order, so that it may not go past it? and though it is ever in motion, it is not able to have its way; though the sound of its waves is loud, they are not able to go past it.
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 →