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Psalms 124:7

Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers; the snare is broken, by the merciful providence of the Lord, and we are escaped. Both figures, that of rapacious wild beasts eager to sing their teeth into their prey and that of fowlers placing their snares for unwary birds, show, on the one hand, the greatness of the danger, on the other, however, the miracle of God's deliverance. Therefore the psalmist concludes:

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See also Psalms 124:7 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Psalms 124:7. _OUR SOUL IS ESCAPED AS A BIRD OUT OF THE SNARE_] This is a fine image; and at once shows the _weakness_ of the Jews, and the _cunning_ of their adversaries. Haman had laid the sn...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    OUR SOUL IS ESCAPED - We have escaped; our life has been preserved. AS A BIRD OUT OF THE SNARE OF THE FOWLERS - By the breaking of the snare, or the gin. The bird is entangled, but the net breaks, an...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    PSALM 120-134 The Psalms of Degrees Fifteen brief Psalms follow, called songs of degrees, or, ascents. They were in all probability used by Israel going up to Jerusalem three times a year to celebrat...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    CXXIV. A SONG OF DELIVERANCE FROM FOREIGN FOES....

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    AS. BIRD. The reference is to the words of Sennacherib on his cylinder, where he mentions Hezekiah by name, whom he had got "as. bird in. cage". See App-67....

  • Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

    DISCOURSE: 715 THANKSGIVING FOR GREAT DELIVERANCE Psalms 124:1. 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 a...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    PSALMS 124 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE Sudden and Complete Deliverance Acknowledged as Jehovah's Own Work. ANALYSIS Stanza I., Psalms 124:1-5, Israel taught to Recognize and Remember the Extent of her Danger...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped. OUR SOUL IS ESCAPED AS A BIRD OUT OF THE SNARE OF THE FOWLERS - (.) THE SNARE IS BROKEN, AN...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    This Ps. is sung at the Feast of Purim to commemorate the deliverance from Haman. It is a gladsome lyric, thanking Jehovah for escape from heathen destruction, and may well have been composed under th...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    Psalms 107:150 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ PSALMS 124 PSALMS FOR CLIMBING; PSALMS 120:134 Jesus said, "We wi

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    SNARE. — Another rapid transition to a favourite figure, that of the hunter’s net. (Comp. Psalms 10:9, &c)...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    נַפְשֵׁ֗נוּ כְּ צִפֹּ֥ור נִמְלְטָה֮ מִ פַּ֪ח...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    Psalms 124:1 A SEQUENCE may be traced connecting this with the two adjacent psalms. In Psalms 123:1, patient resignation sighed for deliverance, which here has been received and has changed the singer...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

      THE CHRISTIAN'S FORTRESS Psalms 124:1-8; Psalms 125:1-5 Here are three instances of escaped peril. In Psalms 124:3 is an allusion to Korah and his company; see Numbers 16:32-33. Why are we spared...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    The journey from the place of exile to the city and Temple of Jehovah has now commenced. The heart of the song is in the words: Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers. Escape...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the (d) snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped. (d) For the wicked not only furiously rage against the faithful, but craftily imagined to d...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    PSALM CXXIV. (QUI CONFIDUNT.) The just are always under God's protection....

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    Reader! shall we not join this song, and evermore take up the same confidence: "Blessed, forever blessed be God for Jesus Christ! And henceforth our help, and hope, and strength, shall only be in him....

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    The power of the enemy had been just now (Psalms 124) fully displayed against them the godly in the land who trusted in Jehovah. But they had escaped, but only by Jehovah being on their side, or they...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    OUR SOUL IS ESCAPED AS A BIRD OUT OF THE SNARE OF THE FOWLERS,.... The people of God are like little birds, being harmless and innocent, singing forth the praises of God for his goodness to them; as a...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped. Ver. 7. _Our soul is escaped, &c._] Man's extremity is God's opportunity. See Gen 22:14 Ezekiel...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _Our soul is escaped as a bird_, &c. This is the third image by which the marvellous deliverance of Israel is illustrated. Having compared it to that of a person snatched, by a miracle, from the fury...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    6-8 God is the Author of all our deliverances, and he must have the glory. The enemies lay snares for God's people, to bring them into sin and trouble, and to hold them there. Sometimes they seem to...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    No text from Poole on this verse....

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Psalms 124:7 soul H5315 escaped H4422 (H8738) bird H6833 snare H6341 fowlers H3369 (H8802) snare H6341 broken...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    Psalms 124:1. _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,_...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    Psalms 124:1. _If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, now may Israel say;_ There is a break here, the sentence is not finished, so finish it for yourselves. If the Lord had not been on your...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: David gives to God the glory of the deliverances of His people. CHARACTERS: God, Israel. CONCLUSION: God sometimes suffers the enemies of His people to prevail very far against them, that...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    REFLECTIONS. This psalm was written after a victory, when the nine nations had plotted to destroy Zion, and to extinguish the light of Israel. Poor deluded nations; little did you know the power of hi...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _If it had not been the Lord who was on our side._ GOD IN THE TROUBLES OF THE GOOD I. Acknowledged as the Deliverer from great troubles (Psalms 124:1). 1. The words represent the great troubles fro...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Blessed be the Lord, who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth._ THANKSGIVING FOR DELIVERANCE 1. It is our duty after delivery from dangers to acknowledge not only God’s power for us, but His...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Our soul is escaped as a bird._ SOUL MANUMISSION I. It is a liberation from a miserable bondage. 1. It is a bondage of the man himself. 2. It is a bondage associated with a sense of guilt. 3. It...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 124:1. This is a thanksgiving hymn for the community, for a time when God’s people have been under threat but have been delivered. The deliverance allows them to continue jo...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 124:6 WE HAVE ESCAPED LIKE A BIRD FROM THE SNARE OF THE FOWLERS. That is, unexpectedly. ⇐...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    INTRODUCTION This jubilant song speaks of a sudden peril and narrow escape, and praises God for the great deliverance. We take it to be, according to its title, a Psalm of David, not a hymn founded up...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION "A FRESH, bright lyric" (Cheyne), composed of two stanzas—the first part (Psalms 124:1) recounting a danger and a deliverance; the second (Psalms 124:6), praising God for the latter. This i...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    If it had not been the LORD who was on our side (Psalms 124:1), And, of course, I think we could all write our own psalm from this point on. If God hadn't been with me, let me tell you, you know. "If...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Samuel 23:26; 1 Samuel 23:27; 1 Samuel 24:14; 1 Samuel 24:15;...

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