Psalms 124:1
If it had not been, Yahweh, who was on our side, oh might Israel say:
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, now may Israel say;
In Context
2If it had not been, Yahweh, who was on our side, when men rose up against us,
Cross References
Genesis 31:42But that the God of my father—The God of Abraham, and the Dread of Isaac—Proved to be mine, Surely even now, empty, hadst thou let me go? My humiliation and the wearying toil of my hands, God had seen, And therefore gave sentence last night!
Psalms 27:1Yahweh, is my light and my salvation, Of whom shall I be afraid? Yahweh, is the refuge of my life, Of whom shall I be in dread?
Psalms 46:11Yahweh of hosts, is with us, A high tower for us, is the God of Jacob. [Selah.]
Psalms 56:9Then, shall my foes turn back, in the day I cry, This, I know, for God is mine!
Psalms 94:17If, Yahweh, had not been a help to me, Soon had sunk into silence—my soul!
Psalms 120:1Unto Yahweh, in the distress that befell me, I cried—and he answered me.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 124:1
David penned this psalm (we suppose) upon occasion of some great deliverance which God wrought for him and his people from some very threatening danger, which was likely to have involved them all in ruin, whether by foreign invasion, or intestine insurrection, is not certain; whatever it was he seems to have been himself much affected, and very desirous to affect others, with the goodness of God, in making a way for them to escape. To him he is careful to give all the glory, and takes none to himself as conquerors… Read the whole commentary →