Psalms 124:4
Then the waters would’ve swept us away, and the torrent passed over us clean:
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul:
In Context
3then alive they’d have swallowed us up, when their anger was kindled against us.
5then most sure would’ve passed over us clean the wild seething waters.”
Cross References
Psalms 18:4The waves of death broke about me, fearful floods of chaos.
Psalms 32:6For this cause let all who are faithful pray to you in the time of distress; then, when the great waters rush, they will not reach to him.
Psalms 42:8In the day I cry to the Lord to summon his kindness; and the song that I sing in the night is a prayer to the living God.
Psalms 69:15that the rushing flood may not drown me, that the deep may not swallow me up, nor the pit close her mouth upon me.
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 →