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The Book of Psalms

Commentary by A. R. FAUSSET

PSALM 124

Psa 124:1-8. The writer, for the Church, praises God for past, and expresses trust for future, deliverance from foes.

      1, 2. on our side--for us ( Psa 56:9 ).
      now--or, "oh! let Israel"

      2. rose. . . against, &c.-- ( Psa 3:1 56:11 ).

      3. Then--that is, the time of our danger.
      quick--literally, "living" ( Num 16:32, 33 ), description of ferocity.

      4, 5. (Compare Psa 18:4, 16 ).

      5. The epithet proud added to waters denotes insolent enemies.

      6, 7. The figure is changed to that of a rapacious wild beast ( Psa 3:7 ), and then of a fowler ( Psa 91:3 ), complete escape is denoted by breaking the net.

      8. (Compare Psa 121:2 ).
      name--in the usual sense ( Psa 5:11 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].

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