Psalms 124:4
Then the waters had overwhelmed us; The stream had gone over our soul;
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul:
In Context
3Then had they swallowed us up alive, When their wrath burned against us;
5The proud waters had gone over our soul.
Cross References
Psalms 18:4The snares of death encompassed me; The floods of destruction filled me with dismay;
Psalms 32:6Therefore shall every pious man pray to thee, while thou mayst be found; Surely the floods of great waters shall not come near him.
Psalms 42:8Once the LORD commanded his kindness by day, And by night his praise was with me,-Thanksgiving to the God of my life.
Psalms 69:15Let not the water-flood overflow me; Let not the deep swallow me up, And let not the pit close her mouth upon me!
Isaiah 8:7Therefore, behold, the Lord bringeth upon them the strong and mighty waters of the river; [[The king of Assyria and all his glory.]] He shall rise above all his channels, And go over all his banks.
Isaiah 59:19They in the west shall fear the name of Jehovah, And they in the rising of the sun his glory, When he cometh like a river straitened in its course, Which a strong wind driveth along.
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 →