Psalms 124:2
Behold as the eyes of the servants are on the hands of their masters, As the eyes of the handmaid are on the hands of her mistress: so are our eyes unto the Lord our God, until he have mercy on us.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, when men rose up against us:
In Context
1To thee have I lifted up my eyes, who dwellest in heaven.
3Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us: for we are greatly filled with contempt.
Cross References
Psalms 3:1The psalm of David when he fled from the face of his son Absalom.
Psalms 21:1Unto the end. A psalm for David.
Psalms 22:16My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue hath cleaved to my jaws: and thou hast brought me down into the dust of death.
Psalms 56:10Then shall my enemies be turned back. In what day soever I shall call upon thee, behold I know thou art my God.
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 →