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Psalms 124:6
6We should praise the Lord! He did not let our enemies destroy us, like wild animals that kill their food and eat it.
Psalms 124:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Blessed be the Lord, who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth.
- New International Version (NIV)Praise be to the Lord, who has not let us be torn by their teeth.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Blessed be the Lord, who has not given us as prey to their teeth!
- New King James Version (NKJV)Blessed be the Lord, Who has not given us as prey to their teeth.
Context of Psalms 124:6
4They would have been too strong for us, like rivers of waters that covered us, 5They would have been like deep water over our heads that drowned us. We 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! 8The one who helped us is the Lord. He made the whole universe.’
Read all of Psalms 124Psalms 124:6 word by word
בָּר֥וּךְ יְהוָ֑ה שֶׁלֹּ֥א נְתָנָ֥נוּ טֶ֝֗רֶף לְשִׁנֵּיהֶֽם׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 124:6
- Psalms 17:9Keep me safe from the wicked men who attack me. My enemies are all around me, and they want to kill me!
- Psalms 118:13My enemies attacked me and they tried to knock me down! But the Lord helped me.
- Psalms 145:5Everyone will speak about your glory and authority. I also will think carefully about your great miracles.
- Exodus 15:9The enemy said, “We will go after them. We will catch them. We will destroy them with our swords. We will do whatever we want to them. We will take all their valuable things for ourselves.”
- Judges 5:30“They are taking valuable things from their enemies. They are sharing the things between them. Each soldier will bring one or two women for himself. Sisera's share will be some beautiful cloth. Yes, he is bringing pieces of valuable cloth, and a beautiful necklace for me! That is why he is so late to return home.”
- 1 Samuel 26:20Do not let me die a long way away from the Lord's home. You are the king of Israel and I am like a small fly. But you are trying to catch me! You are like someone who is looking for a wild bird in the mountains!’
- Isaiah 10:14I robbed them of their riches, like a person who takes eggs from a bird's nest. I was able to bring all the nations under my power. None of them could stop me. No bird could shake its wing at me, or open its mouth to cry at me!’
Commentaries on Psalms 124:6
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Blessed be the Lord - The Lord be praised; or, We have reason to praise the Lord because we have been delivered from these calamities. Who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth - The figure is here changed, though the same idea is retained. The imago is now that of destruction by wild beasts - a form of destruction not less fearful than that which comes from overflowing waters. Such changes of imagery constantly occur in the Book of Psalms, and in…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-8Verses 6-8 God is the Author of all our deliverances, and he must have the glory. The enemies lay snares for God's people, to bring them into sin and trouble, and to hold them there. Sometimes they seem to prevail; but in the Lord let us put our trust, and we shall not be put to confusion. The believer will ascribe all the honour of his salvation, to the power, mercy, and truth of God, and look back with wonder and thanksgiving on the way in which the…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-8The enemies of God's people were like lions or bears that tear prey with their teeth (see Psalm 57:4; Proverbs 28:15). The Lord shut their mouths (Daniel 6:22).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 6-76-7. The figure is changed to that of a rapacious wild beast (Psa 3:7), and then of a fowler (Psa 91:3), and complete escape is denoted by breaking the net.Read the comment
In the dictionaries
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
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