Psalms 124:1
If the LORD had not been on our side— let Israel now declare—
2 if the LORD had not been on our side when men attacked us,
3 when their anger flared against us, then they would have swallowed us alive,
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- If the LORD had not been on our side— let Israel now declare—
- KJV
- If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, now may Israel say;
- WEB
- If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, let Israel now say,
- ASV
- If it had not been Jehovah who was on our side, Let Israel now say,
- DARBY
- {A Song of degrees. Of David.} If it had not been Jehovah who was for us oh let Israel say
- BLB
- A Song of the Ascents. Of David. <span class=|reftext|><a href=|#|><b>1</b></a> If YHWH had not been for us—now let Israel say—
- ÅB
- En sang ved festreisene; av David. Hadde ikke Herren vært med oss - så sie Israel -
- OTB
- «Hadde det ikke vært Herren som var med oss,»
La Israel nå si, - B1930
- En sang ved festreisene; av David. Hadde ikke Herren vært med oss - så sie Israel -
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Romans 8:31
What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
Read in contextPsalms 56:9
Then my enemies will retreat on the day I cry for help. By this I will know that God is on my side.
Read in contextPsalms 54:4
Surely God is my helper; the Lord is the sustainer of my soul.
Read in contextPsalms 120:1
In my distress I cried to the LORD, and He answered me.
Read in contextHebrews 13:5–6
Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.”
Read in contextPsalms 94:17
Unless the LORD had been my helper, I would soon have dwelt in the abode of silence.
Read in contextPsalms 118:6–7
The LORD is on my side; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
Read in contextPsalms 125:1
Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion. It cannot be moved; it abides forever.
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