Key Verse Spotlight
Psalms 124:3 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us:”
Psalms 124:3
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
[A Song of degrees of David.] If {it had not been} the LORD who was on our side, now may Israel say;
If {it had not been} the LORD who was on our side, when men rose up against us:
Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us:
Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul:
Then the proud waters had gone over our soul.
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