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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 124:6-8

Here the psalmist further magnifies the great deliverance God had lately wrought for them. I. That their hearts might be the more enlarged in thankfulness to him (Ps. 124:6): Blessed be the Lord. God is the author of all our deliverances, and therefore he must have the glory of them. We rob him of his due if we do not return thanks to him. And we are the more obliged to praise him because we had such a narrow escape. We were delivered, 1. Like a lamb out of the very jaws of a beast of prey:... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 124:6

Blessed be the Lord ,.... Here begins the church's thanksgiving for deliverance from all their enemies, their proud persecutors; and from all afflictions and troubles by them; which they could never have been delivered from, had not the Lord appeared for them; and therefore it is but just that he should have all the glory of it, and be blessed and praised on account thereof; who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth ; the teeth of wicked men are like spears and arrows, like... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 124:6

Verse 6 6.Blessed be Jehovah! The Psalmist now exhorts the godly to a grateful acknowledgment of the divine goodness, and as it were puts words into their mouth. Here also he shows by another similitude, that it would have been all over with them had not God succoured them; affirming that they were delivered not otherwise than if some one had plucked the prey from the teeth of a wild and cruel beast. Of the same import is the third similitude, That they were on all sides entrapped and entangled... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 124:1-8

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 124:1-8

Divine deliverance. The spirit which breathes in this psalm is one of keen thankfulness. Nothing calls out so deep and strong a sense of indebtedness to God (or to man) as a consciousness that we owe to him an escape from a great calamity. We bless the Lord with the most fervent gratitude as we realize that he has healed our disease and redeemed our life from destruction ( Psalms 103:1-4 ). We ought to be mindful of all his benefits, and accept them as they come , one after... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 124:1-8

But for the Lord. The psalm is a contemplation of the distress that must have come upon God's people but for the Lord's timely help. I. IT IS THE LANGUAGE OF ISRAEL 'S GRATITUDE . We cannot tell what were the exact circumstances which are referred to; but many times in Israel's history had there been the threatening of overwhelming calamity. In the old times, in Egypt, in the wilderness, in Judah and Jerusalem, as during the invasion of Sennacherib, when they were carried... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 124:1-8

The believer's safeguard. "If Jehovah had not been on our side," etc. The last psalm was the sigh of an exile in Babylon waiting upon God for deliverance. This psalm is the joyful acknowledgment that the deliverance has been accomplished. The next (125.) describes the safety of the exiles restored to their native land, and girt round by the protection of Jehovah. I. GOD IS ON OUR SIDE WHEN HE SEEMS MOST AGAINST US . As he was on the side of the Israelites both... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 124:6

Blessed be the Lord, who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth. We are not devoured—we are not "swallowed up"—thanks to the interposition of the merciful and gracious Lord, to whom therefore praise and blessing are due. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 124:6-7

God's delivering ways. "Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowler." The enmity of Sanballat and his party found expression in secret schemes, which may well be likened to the "snare of the fowler." The account of the peril is given in Nehemiah 6:1-19 . The violence of the wild beast is illustrated by the threatenings of Nehemiah 4:1-23 .; the scheming of the hunter by Nehemiah 6:1-19 . Speaking of Tobiah, Stanley says, "He it was who had constant intrigues with the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 124:6

Blessed be the Lord - The Lord be praised; or, We have reason to praise the Lord because we have been delivered from these calamities.Who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth - The figure is here changed, though the same idea is retained. The imago is now that of destruction by wild beasts - a form of destruction not less fearful than that which comes from overflowing waters. Such changes of imagery constantly occur in the Book of Psalms, and in impassioned poetry everywhere. The mind is... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 124:6-8

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 124:6

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 124:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 124:1-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 124:1-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 124:1-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 124:1-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 124:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 124:6-7

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 124:6

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