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Psalms 124:5 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: King James Version
" Then the proud waters had gone over our soul. "
Psalms 124:5
Verse in Context
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3 Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled
4 Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul:
5 Then the proud waters had gone over our soul.
6 Blessed be the LORD, who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth.
7 Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped.
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Psalms 124:1
"If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, now may Israel say;"
Psalms 124:2
"If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, when men rose up"
Psalms 124:3
"Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled"
Psalms 124:4
"Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul:"
Psalms 124:6
"Blessed be the LORD, who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth."
Psalms 124:7
"Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped."
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