Psalms 124:5
Then had the swelling waters gone ouer our soule.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
Then the proud waters had gone over our soul.
In Context
4Then the waters had drowned vs, and the streame had gone ouer our soule:
6Praysed be the Lord, which hath not giuen vs as a praye vnto their teeth.
Cross References
Job 38:11And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no farther, and here shall it stay thy proude waues.
Jeremiah 5:22Feare ye not me, saith the Lord? or will ye not be afraide at my presence, which haue placed the sand for the bounds of the sea by the perpetuall decree that it cannot passe it, and though the waues thereof rage, yet can they not preuaile, though they roare, yet can they not passe ouer 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 →