1 A Song of the Ascents, by David. Save `for' Jehovah -- who hath been for us, (Pray, let Israel say),
A Song of the Ascents. Often they distressed me from my youth, Pray, let Israel say:
What, then, shall we say unto these things? if God `is' for us, who `is' against us?
Lo, God `is' a helper to me, The Lord `is' with those supporting my soul,
A Song of the Ascents. I lift up mine eyes unto the hills, Whence doth my help come?
Unless Jehovah `were' a help to me, My soul had almost inhabited silence.
Then turn back do mine enemies in the day I call. This I have known, that God `is' for me.
A Song of the Ascents, by David. Lo, how good and how pleasant The dwelling of brethren -- even together!
Without covetousness the behaviour, being content with the things present, for He hath said, `No, I will not leave, no, nor forsake thee,' so that we do boldly say, `The Lord `is' to me a helper, and I will not fear what man shall do to me.'
A Song of the Ascents. Lo, bless Jehovah, all servants of Jehovah, Who are standing in the house of Jehovah by night.
Then singeth Moses and the sons of Israel this song to Jehovah, and they speak, saying: -- `I sing to Jehovah, For triumphing He hath triumphed; The horse and its rider He hath thrown into the sea.
A Song of the Ascents, by David. Jehovah, my heart hath not been haughty, Nor have mine eyes been high, Nor have I walked in great things, And in things too wonderful for me.
A Song of the Ascents. From depths I have called Thee, Jehovah.
A Song of the Ascents, by Solomon. If Jehovah doth not build the house, In vain have its builders laboured at it, If Jehovah doth not watch a city, In vain hath a watchman waked.
A Song of the Ascents. In Jehovah's turning back `to' the captivity of Zion, We have been as dreamers.
A Song of the Ascents. Unto Thee I have lifted up mine eyes, O dweller in the heavens.
A Song of the Ascents, by David. I have rejoiced in those saying to me, `To the house of Jehovah we go.'
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Commentary on Psalms 124 Matthew Henry Commentary
Psalm 124
David penned this psalm (we suppose) upon occasion of some great deliverance which God wrought for him and his people from some very threatening danger, which was likely to have involved them all in ruin, whether by foreign invasion, or intestine insurrection, is not certain; whatever it was he seems to have been himself much affected, and very desirous to affect others, with the goodness of God, in making a way for them to escape. To him he is careful to give all the glory, and takes none to himself as conquerors usually do.
In singing this psalm, besides the application of it to any particular deliverance wrought for us and our people, in our days and the days of our fathers, we may have in our thoughts the great work of our redemption by Jesus Christ, by which we were rescued from the powers of darkness.
A song of degrees of David.
Psa 124:1-5
The people of God, being here called upon to praise God for their deliverance, are to take notice,
Psa 124:6-8
Here the psalmist further magnifies the great deliverance God had lately wrought for them.