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THEN THEY HAD SWALLOWED US UP QUICK - There was no other help, and
ruin - utter ruin - would have soon come upon us. The word quick here
means alive; and the idea is derived from persons swallowed up...
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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 celebra...
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CXXIV. A SONG OF DELIVERANCE FROM FOREIGN FOES....
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QUICK. alive....
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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...
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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 Dange...
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Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled
against us:
THEN THEY HAD SWALLOWED US UP QUICK - i:e., alive, as in ; . They
thought to swallow us up; but it is themselves who s...
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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 WILL GO UP TO JERUSALEM" (LUKE 18:31).
THE STORY OF PSALMS 120:134
These 15 psalms are called...
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THEN. — Critics are at issue both as to the form and meaning of the
word — whether it is an archaism or an aramaism, expressing _time_
or logical sequence.
SWALLOWED... QUICK (alive). — No doubt an a...
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אֲ֭זַי חַיִּ֣ים בְּלָע֑וּנוּ בַּ
חֲרֹ֖ות אַפָּ֣ם בָּֽנוּ׃...
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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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Then they had swallowed us up (b) quick, when their wrath was kindled
against us:
(b) So unable were we to resist....
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_Rod. Sceptre, or violent dominion, Isaias x. 5. --- That, Or
"therefore." (Interp. in St. Chrysostom) God always concludes his
threats with promises of pardon to the penitent, 1 Corinthians x. 13.
(C...
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What situation soever it was the church refers to (for it is not
particularly noticed), it is equally instructive to see how faith
refers the whole of her deliverance to the Lord. And very sweet it is...
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When he says, (Psalms 124:3,) _They had swallowed us up alive, _(78)
he not only expresses barbarous cruelty, but also disproportion of
strength. He describes then in the first place how violent was t...
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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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THEN THEY HAD SWALLOWED US UP QUICK,.... Or "alive"; as the earth
swallowed up Korah and his company; or as the fish swallowed up Jonah;
or rather as ravenous beasts swallow their prey; to which the a...
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Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled
against us:
Ver. 3. _Then had they swallowed us up quick_] As the great fish do
the little ones, as hungry lions, or wolves, ravin up...
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_They had swallowed us up quick_ They had speedily and utterly
destroyed us, as Korah and his company were, Numbers 16. _The proud
waters had gone over_, &c. Our enemies, compared to proud waters for...
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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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1-5 God suffers the enemies of his people sometimes to prevail very
far against them, that his power may be seen the more in their
deliverance. Happy the people whose God is Jehovah, a God
all-suffici...
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THEY HAD SWALLOWED US UP QUICK; they had speedily and utterly
destroyed us, as Korah, &c. were, NUM 16....
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Psalms 124:3 Then H233 swallowed H1104 (H8804) alive H2416 wrath H639
kindled H2734 (H8800)
Then they - Psalms 27:2, Psalms 35:25, Psalms 56:1-2, Psalms 57:3,
Psalms 74:8,...
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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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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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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 u...
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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...
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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...
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1 Samuel 20:30; Acts 9:2; Daniel 3:19; Esther 3:12; Esther 3:13;
Esther 3:6; Jeremiah 51:34; Jonah 1:17; Matthew 2:16; Numbers 16:30;...