1 If it had not been Jehovah who was on our side, Let Israel now say,
Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth up, Let Israel now say,
What then shall we say to these things? If God `is' for us, who `is' against us?
Behold, God is my helper: The Lord is of them that uphold my soul.
I will lift up mine eyes unto the mountains: From whence shall my help come?
Unless Jehovah had been my help, My soul had soon dwelt in silence.
Then shall mine enemies turn back in the day that I call: This I know, that God is for me.
Behold, how good and how pleasant it is For brethren to dwell together in unity!
Be ye free from the love of money; content with such things as ye have: for himself hath said, I will in no wise fail thee, neither will I in any wise forsake thee. So that with good courage we say, The Lord is my helper; I will not fear: What shall man do unto me?
Make an uproar, O ye peoples, and be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and be broken in pieces. Take counsel together, and it shall be brought to nought; speak the word, and it shall not stand: for God is with us.
Behold, bless ye Jehovah, all ye servants of Jehovah, That by night stand in the house of Jehovah.
Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto Jehovah, and spake, saying, I will sing unto Jehovah, for he hath triumphed gloriously: The horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.
Jehovah, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty; Neither do I exercise myself in great matters, Or in things too wonderful for me.
Except Jehovah build the house, They labor in vain that build it: Except Jehovah keep the city, The watchman waketh but in vain.
When Jehovah brought back those that returned to Zion, We were like unto them that dream.
Unto thee do I lift up mine eyes, O thou that sittest in the heavens.
I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go unto the house of Jehovah.
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Commentary on Psalms 124 Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
PSALM 124
Ps 124:1-8. The writer, for the Church, praises God for past, and expresses trust for future, deliverance from foes.
1, 2. on our side—for us (Ps 56:9).
now—or, "oh! let Israel"
2. rose … against, &c.—(Ps 3:1; 56:11).
3. Then—that is, the time of our danger.
quick—literally, "living" (Nu 16:32, 33), description of ferocity.
4, 5. (Compare Ps 18:4, 16).
5. The epithet proud added to waters denotes insolent enemies.
6, 7. The figure is changed to that of a rapacious wild beast (Ps 3:7), and then of a fowler (Ps 91:3), and complete escape is denoted by breaking the net.
8. (Compare Ps 121:2).
name—in the usual sense (Ps 5:11; 20:1). He thus places over against the great danger the omnipotent God, and drowns, as it were in an anthem, the wickedness of the whole world and of hell, just as a great fire consumes a little drop of water [Luther].