Psalms 124:1
A song of ascents. Of David. If the LORD had not been on our side—let Israel now declare—
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, now may Israel say;
In Context
2if the LORD had not been on our side when men attacked us,
Cross References
Genesis 31:42If the God of my father, the God of Abraham and the Fear of Isaac, had not been with me, surely by now you would have sent me away empty-handed. But God has seen my affliction and the toil of my hands, and last night He rendered judgment.”
Psalms 27:1Of David. The LORD is my light and my salvation—whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life—whom shall I dread?
Psalms 46:11The LORD of Hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah
Psalms 56:9Then my enemies will retreat on the day I cry for help. By this I will know that God is on my side.
Psalms 94:17Unless the LORD had been my helper, I would soon have dwelt in the abode of silence.
Psalms 120:1A song of ascents. In my distress I cried to the LORD, and He answered me.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 124:1
David penned this psalm (we suppose) upon occasion of some great deliverance which God wrought for him and his people from some very threatening danger, which was likely to have involved them all in ruin, whether by foreign invasion, or intestine insurrection, is not certain; whatever it was he seems to have been himself much affected, and very desirous to affect others, with the goodness of God, in making a way for them to escape. To him he is careful to give all the glory, and takes none to himself as conquerors… Read the whole commentary →