Psalms 124:5
Then the proud waters would have gone over our soul.
World English Bible
In The King James Version
Then the proud waters had gone over our soul.
In Context
4then the waters would have overwhelmed us, the stream would have gone over our soul.
6Blessed be the LORD, who has not given us as a prey to their teeth.
Cross References
Job 38:11and said, ‘You may come here, but no further. Your proud waves shall be stopped here’?
Jeremiah 5:22Don’t you fear me?’ says the LORD; ‘Won’t you tremble at my presence, who have placed the sand for the bound of the sea by a perpetual decree, that it can’t pass it? Though its waves toss themselves, yet they can’t prevail. Though they roar, they still can’t pass over it.’
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 →