1 If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, now may Israel say;
Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth, may Israel now say:
What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?
Behold, God is mine helper: the Lord is with them that uphold my soul.
I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.
Unless the LORD had been my help, my soul had almost dwelt in silence.
When I cry unto thee, then shall mine enemies turn back: this I know; for God is for me.
Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!
Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.
Associate yourselves, O ye people, and ye shall be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces. Take counsel together, and it shall come to nought; speak the word, and it shall not stand: for God is with us.
Behold, bless ye the LORD, all ye servants of the LORD, which by night stand in the house of the LORD.
Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the LORD, and spake, saying, I will sing unto the LORD, for he hath triumphed gloriously: the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.
Lord, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty: neither do I exercise myself in great matters, or in things too high for me.
Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.
When the LORD turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream.
Unto thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens.
I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD.
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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].