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Psalms 124:8

Our help is in the name of the Lord, in reliance upon His glorious essence and all His attributes, as they are revealed and proclaimed in His Word, who made heaven and earth, for the almighty Sovereign of the universe is, at the same time, our merciful Father in Jesus, our Redeemer, whose deliverance and assistance we enjoy.

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See also Psalms 124:8 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Psalms 124:8. _OUR HELP_ IS _IN THE NAME OF THE LORD_] בשום מימרא דיי _beshum meywra depai_, Chaldee, "In the name of the WORD of the LORD." So in the second verse, "Unless the WORD of the LORD...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    OUR HELP IS IN THE NAME OF THE LORD - In the Lord; in the great Yahweh. See Psalms 121:2. WHO MADE HEAVEN AND EARTH - The great Creator; the true God. Our deliverances have led us up to him. They are...

  • 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

    NAME. See note on Psalms 20:1. WHO MADE HEAVEN AND EARTH. See App-67 and note on Psalms 121:2 with Psalms 134:3....

  • 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 help is in the name of the LORD, who made heaven and earth. OUR HELP IS IN THE NAME (I:E., THE MANIFESTED GRACE AND MIGHT) OF THE LORD, WHO MADE HEAVEN AND EARTH - (; cf. .)...

  • 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

    WHO MADE. — See Note on Psalms 121:2....

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    עֶ֭זְרֵנוּ בְּ שֵׁ֣ם יְהוָ֑ה עֹ֝שֵׂ֗ה שָׁמַ֥יִם...

  • 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...

  • 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....

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    REFLECTIONS BLESSED Deliverer of thy people! thou art our salvation, and the salvation of God our Father to the ends of the earth. And what thy Father appointed, thou hast accomplished: thy love, and...

  • James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

    _THE DIVINE HELPER_ ‘Our help is in the name of the Lord.’ Psalms 124:8 I. HAPPY WILL MY SOUL BE, IF IT CAN TRULY SING THIS OLD SONG OF THE EXILES DELIVERED FROM BABYLON. Once the wild beasts of...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    8._Our help is in the name of Jehovah. _David here extends to the state of the Church in all ages that which the faithful had already experienced. As I interpret the verse, he not only gives thanks to...

  • 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 HELP [IS] IN THE NAME OF THE LORD,.... This is the conclusion the church draws from the scene of Providence in her favour; this is the instruction she learns from hence, that her help is in the Lo...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    Our help [is] in the name of the LORD, who made heaven and earth. Ver. 8. _Our help is in the name of the Lord, &c._] Experience should breed confidence, Romans 5:4,5 2 Corinthians 1:10 Psa 48:14 Gen...

  • 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 124:8 help H5828 name H8034 LORD H3068 made H6213 (H8802) heaven H8064 earth H776...

  • 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,_...

  • 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

    _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 help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth._ THE BEST HELPER I. God is everywhere present. Sometimes those who would help us are afar off. Not so God; He is “a very present help...

  • 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 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 124:8 The psalm closes with its basic point, that OUR HELP IS IN THE NAME OF THE LORD (that is, his personal presence; see...

  • 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

    Acts 4:24; Genesis 1:1; Isaiah 37:16; Jeremiah 32:17; Psalms 115:15;

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