Psalms 124:5
אֲזַי עָבַר עַל ־ נַפְשֵׁנוּ הַמַּיִם הַזֵּֽידוֹנִֽים ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
Then the proud waters had gone over our soul.
In Context
4אֲזַי הַמַּיִם שְׁטָפוּנוּ נַחְלָה עָבַר עַל ־ נַפְשֵֽׁנוּ ׃
6בָּרוּךְ יְהוָה שֶׁלֹּא נְתָנָנוּ טֶרֶף לְשִׁנֵּיהֶֽם ׃
Cross References
Job 38:11וָאֹמַר עַד ־ פֹּה תָבוֹא וְלֹא תֹסִיף וּפֹא ־ יָשִׁית בִּגְאוֹן גַּלֶּֽיךָ ׃
Jeremiah 5:22הַאוֹתִי לֹא ־ תִירָאוּ נְאֻם ־ יְהֹוָה אִם מִפָּנַי לֹא תָחִילוּ אֲשֶׁר ־ שַׂמְתִּי חוֹל גְּבוּל לַיָּם חָק ־ עוֹלָם וְלֹא יַעַבְרֶנְהוּ וַיִּֽתְגָּעֲשׁוּ וְלֹא יוּכָלוּ וְהָמוּ גַלָּיו וְלֹא יַעַבְרֻֽנְהוּ ׃
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 →