New American Standard Bible 2020
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
2“Had it not been the Lord who was on our side When people rose up against us, 3Then they would have swallowed us alive, When their anger was kindled against us; Then the waters would have flooded over us, The stream would have swept over our souls; 5Then the raging waters would have swept over our souls.” 6Blessed be the Lord, Who has not given us to be torn by their teeth.
Read all of Psalms 124Psalms 124:4 word by word
אֲ֭זַי הַמַּ֣יִם שְׁטָפ֑וּנוּ נַ֗֜חְלָה עָבַ֥ר עַל־נַפְשֵֽׁנוּ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 124:4
- Psalms 18:4The ropes of death encompassed me, And the torrents of destruction terrified me.
- Psalms 42:7Deep calls to deep at the sound of Your waterfalls; All Your breakers and Your waves have passed over me.
- Psalms 69:15May the flood of water not overflow me Nor the deep swallow me up, Nor the pit close its mouth on me.
- Isaiah 8:7Now therefore, behold, the Lord is about to bring on them the strong and abundant waters of the Euphrates River, That is, the king of Assyria and all his glory; And it will rise over all its channels and go over all its banks.
- Isaiah 28:2Behold, the Lord has a strong and mighty agent; As a storm of hail, a tempest of destruction, Like a storm of mighty overflowing waters, He has thrown it down to the earth with His hand.
- Isaiah 59:19So they will fear the name of the Lord from the west And His glory from the rising of the sun, For He will come like a rushing stream Which the wind of the Lord drives.
- Jeremiah 46:7Who is this that rises like the Nile, Like the rivers whose waters surge?
- Daniel 9:26Then after the sixty-two weeks, the Messiah will be cut off and have nothing, and the people of the prince who is to come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. And its end will come with a flood; even to the end there will be war; desolations are determined.
- Revelation 12:15And the serpent hurled water like a river out of his mouth after the woman, so that he might cause her to be swept away with the flood.
- Revelation 17:1Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and spoke with me, saying, “Come here, I will show you the judgment 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
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