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About this chapterDavid asks what would have happened if the Lord had not been on Israel's side when people rose up against them. They would have been swallowed alive, swept away by floods of anger, or torn apart like prey. Instead, the psalm blesses God, who did not let them be caught. Israel's escape is compared to a bird slipping free from a hunter's snare: the trap is broken and they are free. The psalm closes by saying their help is in the name of the Lord, maker of heaven and earth. It is a grateful song of rescue that gives all credit to God.

David asks what would have happened if the Lord had not been on Israel's side when people rose up against them. They would have been swallowed alive, swept away by floods of anger, or torn apart like prey. Instead, the psalm blesses God, who did not let them be caught. Israel's escape is compared to a bird slipping free from a hunter's snare: the trap is broken and they are free. The psalm closes by saying their help is in the name of the Lord, maker of heaven and earth. It is a grateful song of rescue that gives all credit to God.

Themes

  • God on our side
  • Rescue from danger
  • Escape from the snare
  • Songs of Ascents

Key verses

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Psalms 124

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1If the LORD had not been on our side— let Israel now declare— 2if the LORD had not been on our side when men attacked us, 3when their anger flared against us, then they would have swallowed us alive, 4then the floods would have engulfed us, then the torrent would have overwhelmed us, 5then the raging waters would have swept us away. 6Blessed be the LORD, who has not given us as prey to their teeth. 7We have escaped like a bird from the snare of the fowler; the net is torn, and we have slipped away. 8Our help is in the name of the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.
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