Psalm 124

Authorship

This Psalm was authored by David.

Outline

(This began as Wendland's Expository Outline, but may be adapted.)

I. If the Lord had not been on our side when men rose up against us: (1-5)

A. Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us.

B. Then the waters had overwhelmed us:

1. The stream had gone over our soul.

2. The proud waters had gone over our soul.

II. Blessed be the Lord: (6-8)

A. Blessed be the Lord, who has not given us as a prey to their teeth.

B. Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped.

C. Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth.

Textual Criticism

The following is from Barthélemy's Critique textuelle de l’Ancien Testament volume on the Psalms. For a key to the various symbols and abbreviations, click here.

Ps 124,3 בָּנוּ {A}