Psalms 124:1
“If Yahweh had not been on our side,” 1 let Israel say now, 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, now may Israel say;
In Context
2“if it had not been Yahweh who was on our side 1 when men rose up against us, 1
Cross References
Genesis 31:42Unless the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the one Isaac fears, had been with me, surely now you would have sent me away empty-handed. God has seen my oppression and how hard I worked, and he rebuked you last night.”
Psalms 27:1Yahweh is my light and my salvation; 1 whom should I fear? 1 Yahweh is my life's refuge; 1 whom should I dread? 1
Psalms 46:11Yahweh of hosts is with us; 1 the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah
Psalms 56:9Then my enemies will turn back on the day that I call to you; 1 this I know, that God is for me. 1
Psalms 94:17Unless Yahweh had been my help, 1 I would soon be lying down in the place of silence. 1
Psalms 120:1In my distress I called out to Yahweh, 1 and he answered me. 1
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 →