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Psalms 124:1–5

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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, when their wrath was kindled against us:
Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul:
Then the proud waters had gone over our soul.
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From verse 1

  1. Romans 8:31Rank 1 from verse 1
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    31What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?

  2. Psalms 56:9Rank 2 from verse 1
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    9When I cry unto thee, then shall mine enemies turn back: this I know; for God is for me.

  3. Psalms 54:4Rank 3 from verse 1
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    4Behold, God is mine helper: the Lord is with them that uphold my soul.

  4. Psalms 120:1Rank 4 from verse 1
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    1IN my distress I cried unto the Lord, and he heard me.

  5. Hebrews 13:5–6Rank 5 from verse 1
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    5Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

    6So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.

From verse 2

  1. Psalms 22:12–13Rank 1 from verse 2
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    12Many bulls have compassed me: strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round.

    13They gaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion.

  2. Psalms 22:16Rank 2 from verse 2
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    16For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet.

  3. Psalms 37:32Rank 3 from verse 2
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    32The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.

  4. Psalms 21:1–2Rank 4 from verse 2
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    1THE king shall joy in thy strength, O Lord; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!

    2Thou hast given him his heart’s desire, and hast not withholden the request of his lips. Selah.

  5. Psalms 3:1Rank 5 from verse 2
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    1LORD, how are they increased that trouble me! many are they that rise up against me.

From verse 3

  1. Acts 9:2Rank 1 from verse 3
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    2And desired of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem.

  2. Esther 3:12–13Rank 2 from verse 3
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    12Then were the king’s scribes called on the thirteenth day of the first month, and there was written according to all that Haman had commanded unto the king’s lieutenants, and to the governors that were over every province, and to the rulers of every people of every province according to the writing thereof, and to every people after their language; in the name of king Ahasuerus was it written, and sealed with the king’s ring.

    13And the letters were sent by posts into all the king’s provinces, to destroy, to kill, and to cause to perish, all Jews, both young and old, little children and women, in one day, even upon the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar, and to take the spoil of them for a prey.

  3. Matthew 2:16Rank 3 from verse 3
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    16¶ Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the wise men.

  4. Numbers 16:30–34Rank 4 from verse 3
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    30But if the Lord make a new thing, and the earth open her mouth, and swallow them up, with all that appertain unto them, and they go down quick into the pit; then ye shall understand that these men have provoked the Lord.

    31¶ And it came to pass, as he had made an end of speaking all these words, that the ground clave asunder that was under them:

    32And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their houses, and all the men that appertained unto Korah, and all their goods.

    33They, and all that appertained to them, went down alive into the pit, and the earth closed upon them: and they perished from among the congregation.

    34And all Israel that were round about them fled at the cry of them: for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up also.

  5. Psalms 35:25Rank 5 from verse 3
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    25Let them not say in their hearts, Ah, so would we have it: let them not say, We have swallowed him up.

From verse 4

  1. Psalms 69:15Rank 1 from verse 4
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    15Let not the waterflood overflow me, neither let the deep swallow me up, and let not the pit shut her mouth upon me.

  2. Revelation 17:15Rank 2 from verse 4
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    15And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.

  3. Revelation 12:15–16Rank 3 from verse 4
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    15And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood.

    16And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth.

  4. Isaiah 59:19Rank 4 from verse 4
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    19So shall they fear the name of the Lord from the west, and his glory from the rising of the sun. When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the Lord shall lift up a standard against him.

  5. Isaiah 8:7–8Rank 5 from verse 4
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    7Now therefore, behold, the Lord bringeth up upon them the waters of the river, strong and many, even the king of Assyria, and all his glory: and he shall come up over all his channels, and go over all his banks:

    8And he shall pass through Judah; he shall overflow and go over, he shall reach even to the neck; and the stretching out of his wings shall fill the breadth of thy land, O Immanuel.

From verse 5

  1. Jeremiah 5:22Rank 1 from verse 5
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    22Fear ye not me? saith the Lord: will ye not tremble at my presence, which have placed the sand for the bound of the sea by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it: and though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it?

  2. Job 38:11Rank 2 from verse 5
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    11And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further: and here shall thy proud waves be stayed?

  3. Psalms 93:3–4Rank 3 from verse 5
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    3The floods have lifted up, O Lord, the floods have lifted up their voice; the floods lift up their waves.

    4The Lord on high is mightier than the noise of many waters, yea, than the mighty waves of the sea.

WORDS IN THIS PASSAGE

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DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 124:1

COMBINED MEANING

on

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1. At, upon, or in contact with the named place, object, side, or time. 2. Toward, against, concerning, depending upon, or directed to the named person or thing. 3. Forward or continuing; in joined expressions such as go on, put on, and lay hold on, the other words supply the particular action.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

side

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Sense 1: A lateral part, edge, or surface. Sense 2: A party or position in a dispute.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

Israel

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The name given to Jacob and, by extension, his descendants, their nation, or the people so called.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

say

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Sense 1: To speak, declare, tell, or express. Sense 2: What is said.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 124:2

COMBINED MEANING

on

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1. At, upon, or in contact with the named place, object, side, or time. 2. Toward, against, concerning, depending upon, or directed to the named person or thing. 3. Forward or continuing; in joined expressions such as go on, put on, and lay hold on, the other words supply the particular action.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

side

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Sense 1: A lateral part, edge, or surface. Sense 2: A party or position in a dispute.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

rose

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1. A flowering plant or its flower. 2. Arose or stood up.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

against

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Opposed to, contrary to, facing, toward, or in contact with; in some settings, exposed to or ready for a stated time.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

us

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The first-person plural object pronoun, referring to the speaker together with one or more others as recipients or objects of an action or relation.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 124:3

COMBINED MEANING

us

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The first-person plural object pronoun, referring to the speaker together with one or more others as recipients or objects of an action or relation.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

wrath

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Fierce anger, indignation, displeasure, rage, or the punitive judgment and destructive action that proceed from it.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

kindled

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Sense 1: Set on fire, ignited, caused to burn, or made hot. Sense 2: Figuratively, aroused, stirred, or inflamed, especially of anger or wrath.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

against

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Opposed to, contrary to, facing, toward, or in contact with; in some settings, exposed to or ready for a stated time.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 124:4

COMBINED MEANING

overwhelmed

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of overwhelm, meaning to overpower or bear down.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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us

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The first-person plural object pronoun, referring to the speaker together with one or more others as recipients or objects of an action or relation.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

gone

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Departed, went away, passed, or advanced to another place or condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

soul

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Sense 1: A living person or creature; a life or self. Sense 2: The inward self distinguished from the body. Sense 3: The seat of desire or appetite.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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Psalms 124:5

COMBINED MEANING

gone

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Departed, went away, passed, or advanced to another place or condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

soul

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Sense 1: A living person or creature; a life or self. Sense 2: The inward self distinguished from the body. Sense 3: The seat of desire or appetite.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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1IF it had not been the Lord who was on our side, now may Israel say;

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2If it had not been the Lord who was on our side, when men rose up against us:

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3Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us:

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4Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul:

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5Then the proud waters had gone over our soul.

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6Blessed be the Lord, who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth.

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