If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, now may Israel say; Psalms 124:1.-Israel declares how inevitably she must have been swallowed up if the Lord had not been on our side (Psalms 124:1); she blesses Him for escape frown the snare, His name being her sole help (Psalms 124:6). David wa... [ Continue Reading ]
If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, when men rose up against us: IF (IT HAD NOT BEEN) THE LORD WHO WAS ON OUR SIDE. The repetition (cf. ) marks that the Lord's interposition had been more than once. WHEN MEN ROSE UP AGAINST US. However many and powerful be men, the believer, who h... [ Continue Reading ]
Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us: THEN THEY HAD SWALLOWED US UP QUICK - i:e., alive, as in ; . They thought to swallow us up; but it is themselves who shall be swallowed up in their native earth: as Korah and his company were swallowed up alive (). Dav... [ Continue Reading ]
Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul: THEN THE WATERS HAD OVERWHELMED US. So in David's psalm, ; , THE STREAM HAD GONE OVER OUR SOUL - rather, 'the flood,' as in : cf. .... [ Continue Reading ]
Then the proud waters had gone over our soul. THEN THE PROUD WATERS HAD GONE OVER OUR SOUL. The term "proud" implies that the waters are figurative-namely, haughty enemies ().... [ Continue Reading ]
Blessed be the LORD, who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth. BLESSED BE THE LORD, WHO HATH NOT GIVEN US AS A PREY TO THEIR TEETH - as wild beasts thirst for the blood of their prey.... [ Continue Reading ]
Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped. OUR SOUL IS ESCAPED AS A BIRD OUT OF THE SNARE OF THE FOWLERS - (.) THE SNARE IS BROKEN, AND WE ARE ESCAPED. The bird is shut out from escape, unless the snare be broken (cf. ).... [ Continue Reading ]
Our help is in the name of the LORD, who made heaven and earth. OUR HELP IS IN THE NAME (I:E., THE MANIFESTED GRACE AND MIGHT) OF THE LORD, WHO MADE HEAVEN AND EARTH - (; cf. .)... [ Continue Reading ]