Psalms 124:1
To thee have I lifted up my eyes, who dwellest in heaven.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, now may Israel say;
In Context
Cross References
Genesis 31:42Unless the God of my father Abraham, and the fear of Isaac had stood by me, peradventure now thou hadst sent me away naked: God beheld my affliction and the labour of my hands, and rebuked thee yesterday.
Psalms 27:1The psalm of David before he was anointed. The Lord is my light and my salvation, whom shall I fear? The Lord is the protector of my life: of whom shall I be afraid?
Psalms 46:11Be still and see that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, and I will be exalted in the earth.
Psalms 56:9I have declared to thee my life: thou hast set my tears in thy sight, As also in thy promise.
Psalms 94:17Unless the Lord had been my helper, my soul had almost dwelt in hell.
Psalms 120:1Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord.
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 →