Psalms 125:4
perhaps the waters had swallowed us up.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Do good, O LORD, unto those that be good, and to them that are upright in their hearts.
In Context
3perhaps they had swallowed us up alive. When their fury was enkindled against us,
5Our soul hath passed through a torrent: perhaps our soul had passed through a water insupportable.
Cross References
Psalms 32:2Blessed is the man to whom the Lord hath not imputed sin, and in whose spirit there is no guile.
Psalms 41:1Unto the end, a psalm for David himself.
Psalms 73:1A psalm for Asaph. How good is God to Israel, to them that are of a right heart!
Psalms 84:12For God loveth mercy and truth: the Lord will give grace and glory.
Isaiah 58:10When thou shalt pour out thy soul to the hungry, and shalt satisfy the afflicted soul then shall thy light rise up in darkness, and thy darkness shall be as the noonday.
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 →