Psalms 124:6

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

4Then the waters would have engulfed us, The stream would have swept over our soul; 5Then the raging waters would have swept over our soul.” Blessed be the Lord, Who has not given us to be torn by their teeth. 7Our soul has escaped as a bird out of the snare of the trapper; The snare is broken and we have escaped. 8Our help is in the name of the Lord, Who made heaven and earth.

Psalms 124:6 word by word

בָּר֥וּךְ יְהוָ֑ה שֶׁלֹּ֥א נְתָנָ֥נוּ טֶ֝֗רֶף לְשִׁנֵּיהֶֽם׃Read the interlinear

• Blessedבָּרַךְbârak · to blessH1288
• be the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• Whoשֶׁלshel · whichH7945
• has not givenנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• tornטֶ֫רֶףţereph · preyH2964
• by their teethשֵׁןshên · toothH8127

Cross-references for Psalms 124:6

• Psalms 17:9From the wicked who despoil me, My deadly enemies who surround me.
• Psalms 118:13You pushed me violently so that I was falling, But the Lord helped me.
• Psalms 145:5On the glorious splendor of Your majesty And on Your wonderful works, I will meditate.
• Exodus 15:9The enemy said, ‘I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; My desire shall be gratified against them; I will draw out my sword, my hand will destroy them.’
• Judges 5:30‘Are they not finding, are they not dividing the spoil? A maiden, two maidens for every warrior; To Sisera a spoil of dyed work, A spoil of dyed work embroidered, Dyed work of double embroidery on the neck of the spoiler?’
• 1 Samuel 26:20Now then, do not let my blood fall to the ground away from the presence of the Lord; for the king of Israel has come out to search for a single flea, just as one hunts a partridge in the mountains.”
• Isaiah 10:14And my hand reached to the riches of the peoples like a nest, And as one gathers abandoned eggs, I gathered all the earth; And there was not one that flapped its wing or opened its beak or chirped.”

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

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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