Psalms 124:3

For the Lord will not allow the rod of sinners 1 To be upon the lot of the righteous; 1 Lest the righteous should stretch forth 1 Their hands to iniquity. 1

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us:

In Context

2The mountains are round about her, 1 And so the Lord is round about his people, 1 From henceforth and even forever. 1

4Do good, O Lord, to them that are good, 1 And to them that are upright in heart. 1

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Cross References

1 Samuel 20:30And Saul was exceedingly angry with Jonathan, and said to him, Thou son of traitorous damsels! for do I not know that thou art an accomplice with the son of Jesse to thy shame, and to the shame of thy mother’s nakedness?

Psalms 57:3For ye work iniquities in your hearts in the earth: 1 Your hands plot unrighteousness. 1

Psalms 76:10Will God forget to pity? 1 Or will he shut up his compassions in his wrath? Pause. 1

Psalms 83:5Blessed are they that dwell in thy house: 1 They will praise thee evermore. Pause. 1

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 →

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