Psalms 124:1
“Had it not been the Lord who was for us” let Israel say
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, now may Israel say;
In Context
2“Had it not been the Lord who was for us when enemies rose against us,
Cross References
Genesis 31:42Unless the God of my father, the God of Abraham and the Fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely by now you would have sent me away empty. But God has seen my affliction and the labor of my hands, and he rebuked you last night.”
Psalms 27:1The Lord is my light and my savior; whom then should I fear? The Lord protects my life; whom then should I dread?
Psalms 46:11On our side is the Lord of Hosts, our sure defence is the God of Jacob. Selah
Psalms 56:9Then shall my foes be turned back in the day that I call. Of this I am sure, because God is for me.
Psalms 94:17Were it not for the help of the Lord, I would soon have gone to the silent grave.
Psalms 120:1In 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 →