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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...
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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...
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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...
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CXXIV. A SONG OF DELIVERANCE FROM FOREIGN FOES....
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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....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Psalms 107:150
_GORDON CHURCHYARD_
PSALMS 124
PSALMS FOR CLIMBING;
PSALMS 120:134
Jesus said, "We wi
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SNARE. — Another rapid transition to a favourite figure, that of the
hunter’s net. (Comp. Psalms 10:9, &c)...
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נַפְשֵׁ֗נוּ כְּ צִפֹּ֥ור נִמְלְטָה֮
מִ פַּ֪ח...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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PSALM CXXIV. (QUI CONFIDUNT.)
The just are always under God's protection....
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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....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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_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...
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THE LORD THE DELIVERER OF HIS CHURCH.
A song of degrees of David, setting forth the assistance and
deliverance of Jehovah in the midst of great dangers....
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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 sin...
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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...
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No text from Poole on this verse....
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Psalms 124:7 soul H5315 escaped H4422 (H8738) bird H6833 snare H6341
fowlers H3369 (H8802) snare H6341 broken...
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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,_...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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_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...
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_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...
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_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...
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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...
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PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 124:6 WE HAVE ESCAPED LIKE A BIRD FROM THE
SNARE OF THE FOWLERS. That is, unexpectedly.
⇐...
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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...
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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...
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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...