Psalms 124:5

Psalms 124:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then the proud waters had gone over our soul.
• 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.”
• New Living Translation (NLT)Yes, the raging waters of their fury would have overwhelmed our very lives.

Context of Psalms 124:5

3they would have swallowed us alive when their anger flared against us; 4the flood would have engulfed us, the torrent would have swept over us, the raging waters would have swept us away. 6Praise be to the Lord, who has not let us be torn by their teeth. 7We have escaped like a bird from the fowler’s snare; the snare has been broken, and we have 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 seas have lifted up, Lord, the seas have lifted up their voice; the seas have lifted up their pounding waves.
• Job 38:11when I said, ‘This far you may come and no farther; here is where your proud waves halt’?
• Jeremiah 5:22Should you not fear me?” declares the Lord. “Should you not tremble in my presence? I made the sand a boundary for the sea, an everlasting barrier it cannot cross. The waves may roll, but they cannot prevail; they may roar, but they cannot 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