Psalms 124:3
Then would they have swallowed us up alive, when their wrath was kindled against us;
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us:
In Context
2If it had not been the Lord who was for us, when men rose up against us:
4Then would the waters have overwhelmed us, the stream would have passed over our soul;
Cross References
1 Samuel 20:30And the anger of Saul was kindled against Jonathan, and he said unto him, Thou son of perverse rebelliousness! do I not know that thou hast chosen the son of Jesse to thy own shame, and to the shame of thy mother's nakedness?
Esther 3:12Then were called the king's scribes in the first month on the thirteenth day thereof, and there was written all just as Haman had commanded unto the king's lieutenants, and to the governors that were over every province, and to the princes of every people, to every province according to its writing, and to every people according to its language: in the name of king Achashverosh was it written, and it was sealed with the king's signet-ring.
Psalms 35:25Let them not say in their heart, Aha, [this is the wish of] our soul: let them not say, We have swallowed him up.
Psalms 57:3(57:4) He will send from heaven, and save me, though he that longeth to swallow me up utter reproach. Selah. God will send forth his kindness and his truth.
Psalms 76:10(76:11) For the fury of man shall praise thee: the remainder of the fury wilt thou gird about thee.
Psalms 83:5(83:6) For they have consulted cordially together; against thee 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 →