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Psalm 124

Psa. 124:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

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<<A Song
shiyr (Hebrew #7892)
from 7891; a song; abstractly, singing
KJV usage: musical(-ick), X sing(-er, -ing), song.
Pronounce: sheer
Origin: or feminine shiyrah {shee-raw'}
of degrees
ma`alah (Hebrew #4609)
elevation, i.e. the act (literally, a journey to a higher place, figuratively, a thought arising), or (concretely) the condition (literally, a step or grade-mark, figuratively, a superiority of station); specifically a climactic progression (in certain Psalms)
KJV usage: things that come up, (high) degree, deal, go up, stair, step, story.
Pronounce: mah-al-aw'
Origin: feminine of 4608
of David
David (Hebrew #1732)
Daviyd {daw-veed'}; from the same as 1730; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse
KJV usage: David.
Pronounce: daw-veed'
Origin: rarely (fully)
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luwle' (Hebrew #3884)
from 3863 and 3808; if not
KJV usage: except, had not, if (...not), unless, were it not that.
Pronounce: loo-lay'
Origin: or luwley {loo lay'}
l it had not been the Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
who was on our side, now may Israel
Yisra'el (Hebrew #3478)
from 8280 and 410; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
Pronounce: yis-raw-ale'
say
'amar (Hebrew #559)
to say (used with great latitude)
KJV usage: answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, + (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, X desire, determine, X expressly, X indeed, X intend, name, X plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), X still, X suppose, talk, tell, term, X that is, X think, use (speech), utter, X verily, X yet.
Pronounce: aw-mar'
Origin: a primitive root
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Ex. 15:1• 1Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song to Jehovah, and spoke, saying, I will sing unto Jehovah, for he is highly exalted: The horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea. (Ex. 15:1)
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David,
Israel,
Songs of Degrees

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Ministry on This Verse

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1-8:  The church blesses God for a miraculous deliverance.
(Title.)
A Song.It is uncertain what the particular deliverance was which is celebrated in this Psalm.
Some refer it to the deliverance of Hezekiah from Sennacherib; and others to the return from the Babylonian captivity; while Dr. A. Clarke refers it to that of the Jews from the massacre intended by Haman.
Psa. 120:1• 1A Song of degrees. In my trouble I called unto Jehovah, and he answered me. (Psa. 120:1)
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Psa. 121:1• 1A Song of degrees. I lift up mine eyes unto the mountains: whence shall my help come? (Psa. 121:1)
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Psa. 122:1• 1A Song of degrees. Of David. I rejoiced when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of Jehovah. (Psa. 122:1)
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Psa. 123:1• 1A Song of degrees. Unto thee do I lift up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens. (Psa. 123:1)
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Psa. 124:1• 1A Song of degrees. Of David. If it had not been Jehovah who was for us--oh let Israel say-- (Psa. 124:1)
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Psa. 125:1• 1A Song of degrees. They that confide in Jehovah are as mount Zion, which cannot be moved; it abideth for ever. (Psa. 125:1)
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Psa. 126:1• 1A Song of degrees. When Jehovah turned the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream. (Psa. 126:1)
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Psa. 127:1• 1A Song of degrees. Of Solomon. Unless Jehovah build the house, in vain do its builders labour in it; unless Jehovah keep the city, the keeper watcheth in vain: (Psa. 127:1)
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Psa. 128:1• 1A Song of degrees. Blessed is every one that feareth Jehovah, that walketh in his ways. (Psa. 128:1)
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Psa. 128•  (Psa. 128)
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Psa. 129:1• 1A Song of degrees. Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth--oh let Israel say-- (Psa. 129:1)
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Psa. 130:1• 1A Song of degrees. Out of the depths do I call upon thee, Jehovah. (Psa. 130:1)
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Psa. 131:1• 1A Song of degrees. Of David. Jehovah, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty; neither do I exercise myself in great matters, and in things too wonderful for me. (Psa. 131:1)
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Psa. 132:1• 1A Song of degrees. Jehovah, remember for David all his affliction; (Psa. 132:1)
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Psa. 133:1• 1A Song of degrees. Of David. Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! (Psa. 133:1)
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Psa. 134:1• 1A Song of degrees. Behold, bless Jehovah, all ye servants of Jehovah, who by night stand in the house of Jehovah. (Psa. 134:1)
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Psa. 134•  (Psa. 134)
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The Lord.
Psa. 27:1• 1A Psalm of David. Jehovah is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? Jehovah is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? (Psa. 27:1)
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Psa. 46:7,11• 7Jehovah of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our high fortress. Selah.
 11Jehovah of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our high fortress. Selah. (Psa. 46:7,11)
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Psa. 54:4• 4Behold, God is my helper; the Lord is among them that uphold my soul. (Psa. 54:4)
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Psa. 56:9• 9Then shall mine enemies return backward in the day when I call: this I know, for God is for me. (Psa. 56:9)
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Psa. 118:6‑7• 6Jehovah is for me, I will not fear; what can man do unto me?
 7Jehovah is for me among them that help me; and I shall see my desire upon them that hate me. (Psa. 118:6‑7)
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Ex. 15:1• 1Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song to Jehovah, and spoke, saying, I will sing unto Jehovah, for he is highly exalted: The horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea. (Ex. 15:1)
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Isa. 8:9‑10• 9Rage, ye peoples, and be broken in pieces! And give ear, all ye distant parts of the earth: Gird yourselves, and be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and be broken in pieces!
 10Settle a plan, and it shall come to nought; speak a word, and it shall not stand: for *God is with us. (Isa. 8:9‑10)
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Rom. 8:31• 31What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who against us? (Rom. 8:31)
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Heb. 13:5‑6• 5Let your conversation be without love of money, satisfied with your present circumstances; for *he* has said, I will not leave thee, neither will I forsake thee.
 6So that, taking courage, we may say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not be afraid: what will man do unto me? (Heb. 13:5‑6)
now may.
Psa. 129:1• 1A Song of degrees. Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth--oh let Israel say-- (Psa. 129:1)
• The returning tribes credit their preservation along the way wholly to the Lord. Not only have they suffered reproach from scoffers (Psalm 123), but men have risen up against them in attempt to destroy them (vs. 1-5). (“Book 5.” by B. Anstey)
• The last psalm presented the grief of the exile in the land of captivity: this is the joy of the soul that has escaped from bondage and commenced the journey that leads to the city of Jerusalem. (“Psalms 124” by H. Smith)
• (vv. 1-5) The godly acknowledge the Lord’s intervention on their behalf. Powerless themselves, in the presence of an enemy that appears all-powerful, they are as those who sink in an overwhelming flood. When, to all appearance, their destruction is imminent, they find the Lord is on their side and is working for their deliverance. (“Psalms 124” by H. Smith)
• God alone keeps His people. The great point all through here is to look to Him alone. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 120-131” by J.N. Darby)

J. N. Darby Translation

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A Song of degrees. Of David. If it had not been Jehovah who was for us—oh let Israel say—