Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers; the snare is broken, by the merciful providence of the Lord, and we are escaped. Both figures, that of rapacious wild beasts eager to sing their teeth into their prey and that of fowlers placing their snares for unwary birds, show, on the one hand, the greatness of the danger, on the other, however, the miracle of God's deliverance. Therefore the psalmist concludes:
Verse Psalms 124:7. _OUR SOUL IS ESCAPED AS A BIRD OUT OF THE SNARE_] This is a fine image; and at once shows the _weakness_ of the Jews, and the _cunning_ of their adversaries. Haman had laid the sn...
OUR SOUL IS ESCAPED - We have escaped; our life has been preserved. AS A BIRD OUT OF THE SNARE OF THE FOWLERS - By the breaking of the snare, or the gin. The bird is entangled, but the net breaks, an...
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....
AS. BIRD. The reference is to the words of Sennacherib on his cylinder, where he mentions Hezekiah by name, whom he had got "as. bird in. cage". See App-67....
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...
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, AN...
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
SNARE. — Another rapid transition to a favourite figure, that of the hunter’s net. (Comp. Psalms 10:9, &c)...
נַפְשֵׁ֗נוּ כְּ צִפֹּ֥ור נִמְלְטָה֮ מִ פַּ֪ח...
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...
Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the (d) snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped. (d) For the wicked not only furiously rage against the faithful, but craftily imagined to d...
PSALM CXXIV. (QUI CONFIDUNT.) The just are always under God's protection....
Reader! shall we not join this song, and evermore take up the same confidence: "Blessed, forever blessed be God for Jesus Christ! And henceforth our help, and hope, and strength, shall only be in him....
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...
OUR SOUL IS ESCAPED AS A BIRD OUT OF THE SNARE OF THE FOWLERS,.... The people of God are like little birds, being harmless and innocent, singing forth the praises of God for his goodness to them; as a...
Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped. Ver. 7. _Our soul is escaped, &c._] Man's extremity is God's opportunity. See Gen 22:14 Ezekiel...
_Our soul is escaped as a bird_, &c. This is the third image by which the marvellous deliverance of Israel is illustrated. Having compared it to that of a person snatched, by a miracle, from the fury...
6-8 God is the Author of all our deliverances, and he must have the glory. The enemies lay snares for God's people, to bring them into sin and trouble, and to hold them there. Sometimes they seem to...
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Psalms 124:7 soul H5315 escaped H4422 (H8738) bird H6833 snare H6341 fowlers H3369 (H8802) snare H6341 broken...
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...
_Blessed be the Lord, who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth._ THANKSGIVING FOR DELIVERANCE 1. It is our duty after delivery from dangers to acknowledge not only God’s power for us, but His...
_Our soul is escaped as a bird._ SOUL MANUMISSION I. It is a liberation from a miserable bondage. 1. It is a bondage of the man himself. 2. It is a bondage associated with a sense of guilt. 3. It...
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...
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 124:6 WE HAVE ESCAPED LIKE A BIRD FROM THE SNARE OF THE FOWLERS. That is, unexpectedly. ⇐...
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...
1 Samuel 23:26; 1 Samuel 23:27; 1 Samuel 24:14; 1 Samuel 24:15;...