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

3then they would have swallowed us alive when their anger exploded against us. 4Then the floodwaters would have swept us away. An ⌞overflowing⌟ stream would have washed us away. Then raging water would have washed us away.” 6Thank the Lord, who did not let them sink their teeth into us. 7We escaped like a bird caught in a hunter’s trap. The trap was broken, and we escaped.

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 ocean rises, O Lord. The ocean rises with a roar. The ocean rises with its pounding waves.
• Job 38:11when I said, ‘You may come this far but no farther. Here your proud waves will stop’?
• Jeremiah 5:22Don’t you fear me?” asks the Lord. “Don’t you tremble in my presence? I made the sand a boundary for the sea, a permanent barrier that it cannot cross. Although the waves toss continuously, they can’t break through. Although they roar, they can’t cross it.

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