Tree of Life Version
Psalms 124:1
1A Song of Ascents. Of David. “Had Adonai not been on our side” —let Israel now say—
Psalms 124:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)If it had not been the Lord who was on our side, now may Israel say;
- New International Version (NIV)If the Lord had not been on our side— let Israel say—
- English Standard Version (ESV)If it had not been the Lord who was on our side— let Israel now say—
- New King James Version (NKJV)“If it had not been the Lord who was on our side,” Let Israel now say—
Context of Psalms 124:1
A Song of Ascents. Of David. “Had Adonai not been on our side” —let Israel now say— 2“Had Adonai not been on our side, when men rose up against us, 3then they would have swallowed us alive, when their wrath burned against us.
Read all of Psalms 124Psalms 124:1 word by word
לוּלֵ֣י יְ֭הוָה שֶׁהָ֣יָה לָ֑נוּ יֹֽאמַר־נָ֝א יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 124:1
- Psalms 120:1A Song of Ascents. In my trouble I cried out to Adonai, and He answered me.
- Psalms 134:1A Song of Ascents. Behold, bless Adonai, all servants of Adonai, who stand by night in the House of Adonai.
- Psalms 27:1Of David. Adonai is my light and my salvation: whom should I fear? Adonai is the stronghold of my life: whom should I dread?
- Psalms 46:7Nations are in uproar, kingdoms totter, He utters His voice, the earth melts!
- Psalms 54:4O God, hear my prayer, listen to the words of my mouth.
- Psalms 56:9You have recorded my wanderings. You put my tears in Your bottle. Are they not in Your book?
- Psalms 118:6Adonai is for me—I will not fear! What can man do to me?
- Exodus 15:1Then Moses and Bnei-Yisrael sang this song to Adonai: I will sing to Adonai, for He is highly exalted! The horse and its rider He has thrown into the sea.
- Isaiah 8:9Make an uproar, O peoples— but you will be broken in pieces. Give ear, all you of far countries. Arm yourselves—yet be shattered! Arm yourselves—yet be shattered!
- Romans 8:31What then shall we say in view of these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
- Hebrews 13:5Keep your lifestyle free from the love of money, and be content with what you have. For God Himself has said, “I will never leave you or forsake you,”
- Psalms 129:1A Song of Ascents. “How many times they have been hostile to me, even from my youth” —let Israel now say—
Commentaries on Psalms 124:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1If it had not been the Lord - If God had not, in a very especial manner, supported and defended us, we had all been swallowed up alive, and destroyed by a sudden destruction, so that not one would have been left. This might refer to the plot against the whole nation of the Jews by Haman, in the days of Mordecai and Esther; when by his treacherous schemes the Jews, wheresoever dispersed in the provinces of Babylon, were all to have been put to death in one…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1If it had not been the Lord who was on our side - Unless it was Yahweh who was with us. The idea is, that someone had been with them, and had delivered them, and that such was the nature of the interposition that it could be ascribed to no one but Yahweh. It bore unmistakeable evidence that it was his work. The deliverance was of such a kind that it could have been accomplished by him only. Such things often occur in life, when the intervention in our…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The deliverance of the church. (1-5) Thankfulness for the deliverance. (6-8) Verses 1-5 God suffers the enemies of his people sometimes to prevail very far against them, that his power may be seen the more in their deliverance. Happy the people whose God is Jehovah, a God all-sufficient. Besides applying this to any particular deliverance wrought in our days and the ancient times, we should have in our thoughts the great work of redemption by Jesus…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-2The negative rhetorical questions emphasize the positive idea that the Lord was indeed on their side.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-81-2. on our side--for us (Psa 56:9). now--or, "oh! let Israel"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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