PSALM 124
. The writer, for the Church, praises God for past, and
expresses trust for future, deliverance from foes.
1, 2. on our side—for us ().
now—or, "oh! let
Israel"
5. The epithet proud
added to waters denotes insolent enemies.
6, 7. The figure is changed to
that of a rapacious wild beast (), and then of a fowler (), and complete escape is denoted by breaking the net.
8. (Compare ).
name—in the usual sense
(Psalms 5:11; Psalms 20:1).
He thus places over against the great danger the omnipotent God, and
drowns, as it were in an anthem, the wickedness of the whole world
and of hell, just as a great fire consumes a little drop of water
[LUTHER].
PSALM 124
. The writer, for the Church, praises God for past, and expresses trust for future, deliverance from foes.
1, 2. on our side—for us ().
now—or, "oh! let Israel"
2. rose . . . against, c.— (Psalms 3:1 Psalms 56:11).
3. Then—that is, the time of our danger.
quick—literally, "living" (Numbers 16:32; Numbers 16:33), description of ferocity.
4, 5. (Compare Psalms 18:4; Psalms 18:16).
5. The epithet proud added to waters denotes insolent enemies.
6, 7. The figure is changed to that of a rapacious wild beast (), and then of a fowler (), and complete escape is denoted by breaking the net.
8. (Compare ).
name—in the usual sense (Psalms 5:11; Psalms 20:1). He thus places over against the great danger the omnipotent God, and drowns, as it were in an anthem, the wickedness of the whole world and of hell, just as a great fire consumes a little drop of water [LUTHER].