Psalms 125:3
perhaps they had swallowed us up alive. When their fury was enkindled against us,
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
2If it had not been that the Lord was with us, When men rose up against us
4perhaps the waters had swallowed us up.
Cross References
1 Samuel 24:10And said to Saul: Why dost thou hear the words of men that say David seeketh thy hurt?
Psalms 89:22For my hand shall help him: and my arm shall strengthen him.
Psalms 103:14for he knoweth our frame. He remembereth that we are dust:
Isaiah 10:5Woe to the Assyrian, he is the rod and the staff of my anger, and my indignation is in their hands.
Isaiah 27:8In measure against measure, when it shall be cast off, thou shalt judge it. He hath meditated with his severe spirit in the day of heat.
Revelation 2:10Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer. Behold, the devil will cast some of you into prison that you may be tried: and you shall have tribulation ten days. Be thou faithful until death: and I will give thee the crown of life.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 125:2-4
The Security of God's People. 1 They that trust in the Lord shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever. 2 As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the Lord is round about his people from henceforth even for ever. 3 For the rod of the wicked shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; lest the righteous put forth their hands unto iniquity. Here are three very precious promises made to the people of God, which, though they are designed to secure the welfare of the church in… Read the whole commentary →