Psalms 124:5
Then, had gone over our soul the waters so proud!
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Then the proud waters had gone over our soul.
In Context
4Then, the waters, had whelmed us, the torrent, gone over our soul;
6Blessed, be Yahweh, who gave us not as prey to their teeth.
Cross References
Job 38:11And said—Hitherto, shalt thou come, and no further,—and, here, shalt thou set a limit to the majesty of thy waves?
Jeremiah 5:22Even for me, will ye have no reverence? Enquireth Yahweh, And because of me, will ye not be pained? In that though I placed the sand as a bound to the sea, A decree age-abiding, and it should not pass beyond it,—When they would toss themselves Then should they not prevail, When the waves thereof would roar Then should they not pass beyond 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 →