Psalms 124:3
Then they had swallowed us up alive, when their anger was kindled against us;
Darby Translation
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 Jehovah who was for us, when men rose up against us,
4Then the waters had overwhelmed us, a torrent had gone over our soul;
Cross References
1 Samuel 20:30And Saul's anger was kindled against Jonathan, and he said to him, Son of the perverse rebellious woman, do not I know that thou hast chosen the son of Jesse to thine own shame and to the shame of thy mother's nakedness?
Esther 3:12Then were the king's scribes called, in the first month, on the thirteenth day of the [month], and there was written according to all that Haman commanded unto the king's satraps, and to the governors over every province, and to the princes of every people; to every province according to the writing thereof, and to every people according to their language: in the name of king Ahasuerus was it written, and sealed with the king's ring.
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 the heavens and save me; he hath covered with reproach him that would swallow me up. Selah. God hath sent forth his loving-kindness and his truth.
Psalms 76:10For the fury of man shall praise thee; the remainder of fury wilt thou gird on thyself.
Psalms 83:5For they have consulted together with one heart: they have made an alliance together 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 →