Seventh-day Adventist Bible CommentaryPsalms 124
Francis D. Nichol (ed.) and contributors
Read Psalms 124 in the BiblePsalms 124:3
Swallowed us up. The wicked reflect the spirit of the great destroyer, Satan himself (see John 8:44).
Psalms 124:5
Proud waters. As the swollen flood—waters sweep everything before them, and seem disdainful of opposing objects, so the wicked would engulf the righteous and bring about their destruction if God did not restrain them (see GC 614).
Psalms 124:6
A prey. The metaphor changes. The adversaries of Israel are likened to wild beasts ready to devour their prey, but held in check by God.
Psalms 124:7
Snare is broken. Israel is likened to a frightened, defenseless bird caught in a trap, but suddenly freed by the breaking of the snare.
Psalms 124:8
Heaven and earth. As long as these two great monuments of God’s mighty creative power exist, God’s children need not fear what puny man can do to them. He who made heaven and earth is infinite in resources; all the forces of the universe are within His view, and obedient to His will.
Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary — Francis D. Nichol (ed.) and contributors. Review and Herald Publishing Association · all rights reserved
Psalms 124:1
Been the Lord. An appropriate acknowledgment of the source of the deliverance. Too often the source of blessing is forgotten once the petition is realized and the crisis past (see Luke 17:12–17). A striking announcement. God had been Israel’s ally. With God on the side of Israel, the people need fear no foe.