Psalms 124:4
Then, the waters, had whelmed us, the torrent, gone over our soul;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul:
In Context
3Then, alive, had they swallowed us up, in the glow of their anger against us;
5Then, had gone over our soul the waters so proud!
Cross References
Psalms 18:4The meshes of death encompassed me, The torrents of perdition, made me afraid;
Psalms 32:6For this cause, will every man of lovingkindness pray unto thee, in time to obtain,—Surely, in the overflow of many waters, unto him, shall they not reach.
Psalms 42:8By day, will Yahweh command his lovingkindness, And, in the night, shall His song be with me, My prayer be to the GOD of my life.
Psalms 69:15Let not a flood of waters overflow me, And let not the depth swallow me up, Neither let the well close, over me, her mouth.
Isaiah 8:7now therefore, lo! the Lord is about to bring up against them the waters, strong and many, of the River [="Euphrates"], even the king of Assyria and all his glory,—and he shall rise over all his channels, and flow over all his banks;
Isaiah 59:19That they may revere—From the West the name of Yahweh, And from the Rising of the Sun his glory, For he will come in like a rushing stream, the breath of Yahweh, driving it on;
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 →