Psalms 124:5
Then the proud waters had gone over our soul.
King James Version
In Context
4Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul:
6Blessed be the LORD, who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth.
Cross References
Job 38:11And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further: and here shall thy proud waves be stayed?
Jeremiah 5:22Fear ye not me? saith the LORD: will ye not tremble at my presence, which have placed the sand for the bound of the sea by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it: and though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they not 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 →