Psalms 124:4

Psalms 124:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul:
• New International Version (NIV)the flood would have engulfed us, the torrent would have swept over us,
• English Standard Version (ESV)then the flood would have swept us away, the torrent would have gone over us;
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then the waters would have overwhelmed us, The stream would have gone over our soul;

Context of Psalms 124:4

2“If it had not been the Lord who was on our side When men rose up against us, 3Then they would have [quickly] swallowed us alive, When their wrath was kindled against us; Then the waters would have engulfed us, The torrent would have swept over our soul; 5Then the raging waters would have swept over our soul.” 6Blessed be the Lord, Who has not given us as prey to be torn by their teeth.

Psalms 124:4 word by word

אֲ֭זַי הַמַּ֣יִם שְׁטָפ֑וּנוּ נַ֗֜חְלָה עָבַ֥ר עַל־נַפְשֵֽׁנוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thenאֲזַי'ăzay · in that caseH233
• the watersמַיmayim · waterH4325
• had overwhelmedשָׁטַףshâţaph · to overflowH7857
• us, the streamנַ֫חַלnachal nachlâh nachălâh · torrent: riverH5158
• had gone overעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674
• our soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: myselfH5315

Cross-references for Psalms 124:4

• Psalms 18:4The cords of death surrounded me, And the streams of ungodliness and torrents of destruction terrified me.
• Psalms 42:7Deep calls to deep at the [thundering] sound of Your waterfalls; All Your breakers and Your waves have rolled over me.
• Psalms 69:15Do not let the floodwater overwhelm me, Nor the deep waters swallow me up, Nor the pit [of Sheol] shut its mouth over me.
• Isaiah 8:7Now therefore, listen carefully, the Lord is about to bring on them the waters of the [Euphrates] River, strong and abundant— The king of Assyria and all his glory; And it will rise over all its channels and canals and go far beyond its banks.
• Isaiah 28:2Listen carefully, the Lord has a strong and mighty agent [the Assyrian]; Like a tempest of hail, a disastrous storm, Like a tempest of mighty overflowing waters, He has cast it down to the earth with His hand.
• Isaiah 59:19So they will fear the name of the Lord from the west And His glory from the rising of the sun. For He will come in like a narrow, rushing stream Which the breath of the Lord drives [overwhelming the enemy].
• Jeremiah 46:7Who is this that rises up like the Nile [River], Like the rivers [in the delta of Egypt] whose waters surge about?
• Daniel 9:26Then after the sixty-two weeks [of years] the Anointed One will be cut off [and denied His Messianic kingdom] and have nothing [and no one to defend Him], and the people of the [other] prince who is to come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. Its end will come with a flood; even to the end there will be war; desolations are determined.
• Revelation 12:15And the serpent hurled water like a river out of his mouth after the woman, so that he might cause her to be swept away with the flood.
• Revelation 17:1Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and spoke with me, saying, “Come here, I will show you the judgment and doom of the great prostitute who is seated on many waters [influencing nations],

Commentaries on Psalms 124:4

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4Then the waters had overwhelmed us - Our destruction would have been as if the waves of the ocean had overwhelmed us. The stream had gone over our soul - The torrent would have swept us away. Compare Psalm 18:4, Psalm 18:16.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-5the raging waters: The enemies could have defeated the Israelites and destroyed them if the Lord had not supported his people (compare Psalm 69:15; Jeremiah 46:8).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4-54-5. (Compare Psa 18:4, 16).Read the comment

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Commentaries on Psalms 124

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings