1 Psa 124:1-8. The writer, for the Church, praises God for past, and expresses trust for future, deliverance from foes. on our side - for us (Psa 56:9). now - or, "oh! let Israel"
2 rose ... against, etc. - (Psa 3:1; Psa 56:11).
3 Then - that is, the time of our danger. quick - literally, "living" (Num 16:32, Num 16:33), description of ferocity.
4 (Compare Psa 18:4, Psa 18:16).
5 The epithet proud added to waters denotes insolent enemies.
6 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.
8 (Compare Psa 121:2). name - in the usual sense (Psa 5:11; Psa 20:1). He thus places over against the great danger the omnipotent God, and drowns, as it were in an anthem, the wickedness of the whole world and of hell, just as a great fire consumes a little drop of water [Luther].
on our side - for us (Psa 56:9).
now - or, "oh! let Israel"
2 rose ... against, etc. - (Psa 3:1; Psa 56:11).
3 Then - that is, the time of our danger.
quick - literally, "living" (Num 16:32, Num 16:33), description of ferocity.
4 (Compare Psa 18:4, Psa 18:16).
5 The epithet proud added to waters denotes insolent enemies.
6 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.
8 (Compare Psa 121:2).
name - in the usual sense (Psa 5:11; Psa 20:1). He thus places over against the great danger the omnipotent God, and drowns, as it were in an anthem, the wickedness of the whole world and of hell, just as a great fire consumes a little drop of water [Luther].