PSALM CXXIV _A thanksgiving of the godly for extraordinary deliverances_, 1-4. _The great danger they were in_, 7. _Their confidence in God_, 8. NOTES ON PSALM CXXIV In our present Hebrew copies this Psalm is attributed to _David_, לדוד ledavid; but this inscription is wanting in _three_ of _K... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Psalms 124:5. _THEN THE PROUD WATERS_] The proud _Haman_ had nearly brought the flood of desolation over our lives.... [ Continue Reading ]
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 snare completely for them; humanly speaking there was no prospect of their escape: but the _Lord was on... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Psalms 124:8. _OUR HELP_ IS _IN THE NAME OF THE LORD_] בשום מימרא דיי _beshum meywra depai_, Chaldee, "In the name of the WORD of the LORD." So in the second verse, "Unless the WORD of the LORD had been our Helper:" _the substantial WORD_; not a _word spoken_, or a _prophecy_ delivered, but th... [ Continue Reading ]