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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• 1{i}Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song to Jehovah, and spoke, saying{/i},{HR}I will sing unto Jehovah, for he hath triumphed gloriously:{HR}The horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea. (Ex. 15:1)
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David,
Israel,
Songs of Degrees

Cross References

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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 the ascents.{HR}In my trouble I called unto Jehovah,{HR}And he answered me. (Psa. 120:1)
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Psa. 121:1• 1A song of the ascents.{HR}I lift up mine eyes unto the mountains:{HR}Whence shall my help come? (Psa. 121:1)
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Psa. 122:1• 1A song of the ascents: of David.{HR}I was glad in [those] saying unto me,{HR}To Jehovah's house we will go. (Psa. 122:1)
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Psa. 123:1• 1A song of the ascents.{HR}Unto thee do I lift up mine eyes,{HR}O thou that dwellest in the heavens. (Psa. 123:1)
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Psa. 124:1• 1A song of the ascents: of David.{HR}If [it were] not Jehovah who was for us,{HR}Let now Israel say; (Psa. 124:1)
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Psa. 125:1• 1A song of the ascents.{HR}Those confiding in Jehovah [are] as Mount Zion;{HR}It cannot be moved, it abideth forever. (Psa. 125:1)
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Psa. 126:1• 1A song of the ascents.{HR}When Jehovah turneth the turning of Zion,{HR}We shall be like dreamers. (Psa. 126:1)
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Psa. 127:1• 1A song of the ascents: of Solomon.{HR}If Jehovah build not a house,{HR}In vain toil its builders in it;{HR}If Jehovah keep not a city,{HR}In vain watcheth a keeper. (Psa. 127:1)
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Psa. 128:1• 1A song of the ascents.{HR}Happy [is] every fearer of Jehovah,{HR}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 the ascents.{HR}Much have they afflicted me from my youth,{HR}Let now Israel say; (Psa. 129:1)
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Psa. 130:1• 1A song of the ascents.{HR}Out of the depths{HR}Do I call on thee, Jehovah. (Psa. 130:1)
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Psa. 131:1• 1A song of the ascents: of David.{HR}Jehovah, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty;{HR}Neither do I meddle (walk) with [things] great{HR}And with [things] too wonderful for me. (Psa. 131:1)
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Psa. 132:1• 1A song of the ascents.{HR}Jehovah, remember for David all his humiliation; (Psa. 132:1)
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Psa. 133:1• 1A song of the ascents.{HR}Behold, how good and how pleasant [is]{HR}The dwelling of brethren also together! (Psa. 133:1)
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Psa. 134:1• 1A song of the ascents.{HR}Behold, bless Jehovah, all ye servants of Jehovah,{HR}That stand in Jehovah's house in the nights. (Psa. 134:1)
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Psa. 134•  (Psa. 134)
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The Lord.
Psa. 27:1• 1Of David.{HR}Jehovah [is] my light and my salvation;{HR}Whom shall I fear?{HR}Jehovah is the fortress of my life;{HR}Of whom shall I be afraid? (Psa. 27:1)
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Psa. 46:7,11• 7Jehovah of hosts [is] with us;{HR}The God of Jacob [is] a refuge to us. Selah.
 11Jehovah of hosts [is] with us;{HR}The God of Jacob [is] our refuge. Selah. (Psa. 46:7,11)
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Psa. 54:4• 4Behold, God [is] a helper for me;{HR}The Lord [is] with them that uphold my soul. (Psa. 54:4)
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Psa. 56:9• 9Then shall mine enemies turn back in the day I shall call:{HR}This I know, for God [is] for me. (Psa. 56:9)
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Psa. 118:6‑7• 6Jehovah [is] for me:{HR}I will not fear;{HR}What can man do unto me?
 7Jehovah [is] for me among my helpers,{HR}And {i}I{/i} shall look upon my haters. (Psa. 118:6‑7)
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Ex. 15:1• 1{i}Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song to Jehovah, and spoke, saying{/i},{HR}I will sing unto Jehovah, for he hath triumphed gloriously:{HR}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 ye shall be broken in pieces. And give ear, all ye distant parts of the earth. Gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces.
 10Take counsel together, and it shall come to nought; speak a word, and it shall not stand; for God [is] with us [Immanuel]. (Isa. 8:9‑10)
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Rom. 8:31• 31What then shall we say to these things? If God [be] for us, who against us? (Rom. 8:31)
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Heb. 13:5‑6• 5Free from love of money [be] your course of life, satisfied with present things, for he hath said, I will not leave thee, neither will I in any wise forsake thee:
 6so that we courageously say, Jehovah [is] my helper, and I will not be afraid: what shall man do to me? (Heb. 13:5‑6)
now may.
Psa. 129:1• 1A song of the ascents.{HR}Much have they afflicted me from my youth,{HR}Let now Israel say; (Psa. 129:1)
• 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)
• 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. (“Psalm 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. (“Psalm 124” by H. Smith)
• 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)

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—

W. Kelly Translation

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A song of the ascents: of David.{HR}If [it were] not Jehovah who was for us,{HR}Let now Israel say;