Psalms 125:1
If it had not been that the Lord was with us, let Israel now say:
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
They that trust in the LORD shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever.
In Context
2If it had not been that the Lord was with us, When men rose up against us
Cross References
2 Chronicles 20:20And they rose early in the morning, and went out through the desert of Thecua: and as they were marching, Josaphat standing in the midst of them, said: Hear me, ye men of Juda, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem: believe in the Lord your God, and you shall be secure: believe his prophets, and all things shall succeed well.
Psalms 25:2In thee, O my God, I put my trust; let me not be ashamed.
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 46:5The stream of the river maketh the city of God joyful: the most High hath sanctified his own tabernacle.
Psalms 62:2Shall not my soul be subject to God? for from him is my salvation.
Psalms 62:6But be thou, O my soul, subject to God: for from him is my patience.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 125:1
This short psalm may be summed up in those words of the prophet ( Isa. iii. 10, 11 ), "Say you to the righteous, It shall be well with him. Woe to the wicked, it shall be ill with him." Thus are life and death, the blessing and the curse, set before us often in the psalms, as well as in the law and the prophets. I. It is certainly well with the people of God; for, 1. They have the promises of a good God that they shall be fixed ( ver. 1 ), and safe ( ver. 2 ), and not always under the hatches, ver. 3 . 2. They… Read the whole commentary →