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

2if the LORD had not been on our side when men attacked us, 3when their anger flared against us, then they would have swallowed us alive, then the floods would have engulfed us, then the torrent would have overwhelmed us, 5then the raging waters would have swept us away. 6Blessed be the LORD, who has not given us as prey to their teeth.

Psalms 124:4 word by word

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

• thenאֲזַי'ăzay · in that caseH233
• the floodsמַיmayim · waterH4325
• would have engulfed usשָׁטַףshâţaph · to overflowH7857
• the torrentנַ֫חַלnachal nachlâh nachălâh · torrent: riverH5158
• would have overwhelmedעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674
• would have overwhelmedעַל‛al · uponH5921
• usנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: myselfH5315

Cross-references for Psalms 124:4

• Psalms 18:4The cords of death encompassed me; the torrents of chaos overwhelmed me.
• Psalms 42:7Deep calls to deep in the roar of Your waterfalls; all Your breakers and waves have rolled over me.
• Psalms 69:15Do not let the floods engulf me or the depths swallow me up; let not the Pit close its mouth over me.
• Isaiah 8:7the Lord will surely bring against them the mighty floodwaters of the Euphrates— the king of Assyria and all his pomp. It will overflow its channels and overrun its banks.
• Isaiah 28:2Behold, the Lord has one who is strong and mighty. Like a hailstorm or destructive tempest, like a driving rain or flooding downpour, he will smash that crown to the ground.
• Isaiah 59:19So shall they fear the name of the LORD where the sun sets, and His glory where it rises. For He will come like a raging flood, driven by the breath of the LORD.
• Jeremiah 46:7Who is this, rising like the Nile, like rivers whose waters churn?
• Daniel 9:26Then after the sixty-two weeks the Messiah will be cut off and will have nothing. Then the people of the prince who is to come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end will come like a flood, and until the end there will be war; desolations have been decreed.
• Revelation 12:15Then from his mouth the serpent spewed water like a river to overtake the woman and sweep her away in the torrent.
• Revelation 17:1Then one of the seven angels with the seven bowls came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the punishment of the great prostitute, who sits on many waters.

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