Psalms 124:3
Then they had swallowed us up alive, when their wrath was kindled against us;
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us:
In Context
2'If it had not been the LORD who was for us, when men rose up against us,
4Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul;
Cross References
1 Samuel 20:30Then Saul's anger was kindled against Jonathan, and he said unto him: 'Thou son of perverse rebellion, do not I know that thou hast chosen the son of Jesse to thine own shame, and unto the shame of thy mother's nakedness?
Esther 3:12Then were the king's scribes called in the first month, on the thirteenth day thereof, and there was written, according to all that Haman commanded, unto the king's satraps, and to the governors that were over every province, and to the princes of every people; to every province according to the writing thereof, and to every people after their language; in the name of king Ahasuerus was it written, and it was sealed with the king's ring.
Psalms 35:25Let them not say in their heart: 'Aha, we have our desire'; let them not say: 'We have swallowed him up.'
Psalms 57:3(57-4) He will send from heaven, and save me, when he that would swallow me up taunteth; Selah; God shall send forth His mercy and His truth.
Psalms 76:10(76-11) Surely the wrath of man shall praise Thee; the residue of wrath shalt Thou gird upon Thee.
Psalms 83:5(83-6) For they have consulted together with one consent; against Thee do they make a covenant;
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 →