Psalms 124:5
The proud waters had gone over our soul.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
Then the proud waters had gone over our soul.
In Context
4Then the waters had overwhelmed us; The stream had gone over our soul;
6Blessed be the LORD, Who hath not given us a prey to their teeth!
Cross References
Job 38:11And said, Thus far shalt thou come, and no farther, And here shall thy proud waves be stayed!
Jeremiah 5:22Will ye not fear me, saith Jehovah? Will ye not tremble before me, Who appointed the sand a bound to the sea, A perpetual barrier, which it cannot pass? Though the waves thereof toss themselves, Yet do they not prevail, Though they roar, yet can they not pass over it.
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 →