Psalms 124:3
then they would have swallowed us up alive, when their wrath was kindled against us,
World English Bible British with Deuterocanon
In The King James Version
Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us:
In Context
2if it had not been the LORD who was on our side, when men rose up against us,
4then the waters would have overwhelmed us, the stream would have gone over our soul.
Cross References
1 Samuel 20:30Then Saul’s anger burnt against Jonathan, and he said to him, “You son of a perverse rebellious woman, don’t I know that you have chosen the son of Jesse to your own shame, and to the shame of your mother’s nakedness?
Esther 3:12Then the king’s scribes were called in on the first month, on the thirteenth day of the month; and all that Haman commanded was written to the king’s local governors, and to the governors who were over every province, and to the princes of every people, to every province according to its writing, and to every people in their language. It was written in the name of King Ahasuerus, and it was sealed with the king’s ring.
Psalms 35:25Don’t let them say in their heart, “Aha! That’s the way we want it!” Don’t let them say, “We have swallowed him up!”
Psalms 57:3He will send from heaven, and save me, he rebukes the one who is pursuing me. Selah. God will send out his loving kindness and his truth.
Psalms 76:10Surely the wrath of man praises you. The survivors of your wrath are restrained.
Psalms 83:5For they have conspired together with one mind. They form an alliance against you.
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 →