Psalms 124:6
Blessed be the LORD, who has not given us as prey to their teeth.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
Blessed be the LORD, who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth.
In Context
5then the raging waters would have swept us away.
7We have escaped like a bird from the snare of the fowler; the net is torn, and we have slipped away.
Cross References
Judges 5:30‘Are they not finding and dividing the spoil—a girl or two for each warrior, a plunder of dyed garments for Sisera, the spoil of embroidered garments for the neck of the looter?’
Psalms 17:9from the wicked who assail me, from my mortal enemies who surround me.
Psalms 145:5the glorious splendor of Your majesty. And I will meditate on Your wondrous works.
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 →