Psalms 124:4
They would have been like [MET] a flood that swept/carried us away; it would have been as though the water would have covered us,
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul:
In Context
3we would have all been killed [IDM] because they were very angry with us!
5and we would all have drowned in the flood that was ◄raging/flowing very fast►.
Cross References
Psalms 18:4All around me were dangerous situations in which I might be killed [PRS]; it was as though there were huge waves [MET] that almost crashed on me and killed me.
Psalms 32:6Therefore, the people who are godly should pray to you when they ◄realize that they have sinned/have difficulties►. If they pray to you, difficulties [MET] will not overwhelm them like a great flood.
Psalms 42:8Yahweh shows me each day that he faithfully loves me, and each night I sing to him and pray to him, the God who causes me to live.
Psalms 69:15Do not allow flood waters to swirl around me, do not allow the deep mud to swallow me; keep me from sinking into the pit of death [MET].
Isaiah 8:7Therefore, I will cause the people of Judah to be attacked by the powerful army of the King of Assyria, which will be like a great flood from the Euphrates River. Their soldiers will be everywhere in your country, like a river that overflows all its banks.
Isaiah 59:19When that happens, people everywhere, from the east to the west, will respect and honor Yahweh [MTY], because he will come like [SIM] a rushing river that is pushed along by the strong wind that Yahweh sent.
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 →