Kretzmann's Popular Commentary
Psalms 124:2
if it had not been the Lord who was on our side when men rose up against us, as they will time and again in the interest of unbelief,
if it had not been the Lord who was on our side when men rose up against us, as they will time and again in the interest of unbelief,
IF IT HAD NOT BEEN THE LORD WHO WAS ON OUR SIDE - Repeating the idea, since the mind was full of it, and carrying the thought forward. This is one of the instances of an ascent of thought in these psa...
PSALM 120-134 The Psalms of Degrees Fifteen brief Psalms follow, called songs of degrees, or, ascents. They were in all probability used by Israel going up to Jerusalem three times a year to celebrat...
CXXIV. A SONG OF DELIVERANCE FROM FOREIGN FOES....
MEN. Hebrew. _'adam._ App-14. (Sing, refers to Sennacherib). THEY. The plural, referring to Sennacherib's hosts; likened to. stream and waters in verses: Psalms 124:4; Psalms 124:5. See note on Psalm...
DISCOURSE: 715 THANKSGIVING FOR GREAT DELIVERANCE Psalms 124:1. If it had not been the Lord who was on our side, now may Israel say; If it had not been the Lord who was on our side, when men rose up a...
PSALMS 124 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE Sudden and Complete Deliverance Acknowledged as Jehovah's Own Work. ANALYSIS Stanza I., Psalms 124:1-5, Israel taught to Recognize and Remember the Extent of her Danger...
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...
This Ps. is sung at the Feast of Purim to commemorate the deliverance from Haman. It is a gladsome lyric, thanking Jehovah for escape from heathen destruction, and may well have been composed under th...
Psalms 107:150 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ PSALMS 124 PSALMS FOR CLIMBING; PSALMS 120:134 Jesus said, "We wi
IF IT HAD NOT BEEN. — For this motto of the covenant, see Psalms 94:17. MEN. — Better, _man._ In this use of the general term, we must, as Reuss points out, see an indication of the time of compositio...
לוּלֵ֣י יְ֭הוָה שֶׁ הָ֣יָה לָ֑נוּ בְּ ק֖וּם
Psalms 124:1 A SEQUENCE may be traced connecting this with the two adjacent psalms. In Psalms 123:1, patient resignation sighed for deliverance, which here has been received and has changed the singer...
THE CHRISTIAN'S FORTRESS Psalms 124:1-8; Psalms 125:1-5 Here are three instances of escaped peril. In Psalms 124:3 is an allusion to Korah and his company; see Numbers 16:32-33. Why are we spared...
The journey from the place of exile to the city and Temple of Jehovah has now commenced. The heart of the song is in the words: Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers. Escape...
About it. Coming from Joppe, travellers cannot see the city till they are very near it, though with respect to Judea, it is very elevated. Hence Josephus styles it "the navel of the land." (Jewish War...
What situation soever it was the church refers to (for it is not particularly noticed), it is equally instructive to see how faith refers the whole of her deliverance to the Lord. And very sweet it is...
2._But for Jehovah who was on our side. _It is not without cause that he twice repeats the same sentence. So long as we are in danger our fear is immoderate; but no sooner are we delivered than we les...
The power of the enemy had been just now (Psalms 124) fully displayed against them the godly in the land who trusted in Jehovah. But they had escaped, but only by Jehovah being on their side, or they...
IF [IT HAD NOT BEEN] THE LORD WHO WAS ON OUR SIDE,.... This he repeats both for the confirmation of it, and to excite the attention of the Israelites to it; as well as to observe that it was not once...
If [it had not been] the LORD who was on our side, when men rose up against us: Ver. 2. _When men rose_] Monsters rather; but such as think themselves the only men alive, and us the only slaves and z...
1-5 God suffers the enemies of his people sometimes to prevail very far against them, that his power may be seen the more in their deliverance. Happy the people whose God is Jehovah, a God all-suffici...
No text from Poole on this verse....
Psalms 124:2 If H3884 LORD H3068 men H120 up H6965 (H8800) when men - Psalms 21:1-2,...
Psalms 124:1. _If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, now may Israel say; if it had not been the LORD who was on our side, when men rose up against us: then they had swallowed us up quick,_...
Psalms 124:1. _If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, now may Israel say;_ There is a break here, the sentence is not finished, so finish it for yourselves. If the Lord had not been on your...
CONTENTS: David gives to God the glory of the deliverances of His people. CHARACTERS: God, Israel. CONCLUSION: God sometimes suffers the enemies of His people to prevail very far against them, that...
REFLECTIONS. This psalm was written after a victory, when the nine nations had plotted to destroy Zion, and to extinguish the light of Israel. Poor deluded nations; little did you know the power of hi...
_If it had not been the Lord who was on our side._ GOD IN THE TROUBLES OF THE GOOD I. Acknowledged as the Deliverer from great troubles (Psalms 124:1). 1. The words represent the great troubles fro...
PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 124:1. This is a thanksgiving hymn for the community, for a time when God’s people have been under threat but have been delivered. The deliverance allows them to continue jo...
INTRODUCTION This jubilant song speaks of a sudden peril and narrow escape, and praises God for the great deliverance. We take it to be, according to its title, a Psalm of David, not a hymn founded up...
EXPOSITION "A FRESH, bright lyric" (Cheyne), composed of two stanzas—the first part (Psalms 124:1) recounting a danger and a deliverance; the second (Psalms 124:6), praising God for the latter. This i...
If it had not been the LORD who was on our side (Psalms 124:1), And, of course, I think we could all write our own psalm from this point on. If God hadn't been with me, let me tell you, you know. "If...
Numbers 16:2; Numbers 16:3; Psalms 21:1; Psalms 21:2; Psalms 22:12;...