Psalms 124:5

Psalms 124:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then the proud waters had gone over our soul.
• New International Version (NIV)the raging waters would have swept us away.
• English Standard Version (ESV)then over us would have gone the raging waters.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then the swollen waters Would have gone over our soul.”

Context of Psalms 124:5

3our enemies would have eaten us alive! They would have destroyed us, because they were so angry against us. 4They would have been too strong for us, like rivers of waters that covered us, They would have been like deep water over our heads that drowned us. 6We should praise the Lord! He did not let our enemies destroy us, like wild animals that kill their food and eat it. 7Now we have become free, like a bird that got free out of a trap. Our enemies lost their power, and we are free!

Psalms 124:5 word by word

אֲ֭זַי עָבַ֣ר עַל־נַפְשֵׁ֑נוּ הַ֝מַּ֗יִם הַזֵּֽידוֹנִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thenאֲזַי'ăzay · in that caseH233
• the proudזֵידוֹןzêydôn · ragingH2121
• watersמַיmayim · waterH4325
• had gone overעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674
• our soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: myselfH5315

Cross-references for Psalms 124:5

• Psalms 93:3The floods of water have risen up, Lord. They have risen with a loud noise. Their waves beat against the land.
• Job 38:11I said to the sea, “This is as far as you can come. You may come no further. Your powerful waves must stop there!”
• Jeremiah 5:22The Lord says, ‘You should respect me and obey me. You should shake with fear when you come to me. I made the sand as an edge for the sea. It is like a wall that the sea cannot cross. The sea's waves may attack the shore, but it cannot go further than that edge.

Commentaries on Psalms 124:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Then the proud waters - The proud Haman had nearly brought the flood of desolation over our lives.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Then the proud waters had gone over our soul - Over us. The word proud here is applied to the waters as if raging, swelling, rolling, tumultuous; as if they were self-confident, arrogant, haughty. Such raging billows, as they break and dash upon the shore, are a striking embIem of human passions, whether in an individual, or in a gathering of men - as an army, or a mob. Compare Psalm 65:7. This is again an amplification, or an ascent of thought. See the…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