Psalms 124 God Is on Our Side

The writer, for the church, praises God for past, and expresses trust for future, deliverance from foes

1,2

on our side — for us (Ps 56:9). now — or, "oh! let Israel"

2

rose... against, &c. — (Ps 3:1; 56:11).

3

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

4,5

(Compare Ps 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 (Ps 3:7), and then of a fowler (Ps 91:3), and complete escape is denoted by breaking the net.

8

(Compare Ps 121:2). name — in the usual sense (Ps 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].