시편 Chapter 124

Translation: ESV

1

If it had not been the LORD who was on our side—let Israel now say—

Key Message

The importance of God's help becomes clearer by imagining what it would be like without it.

▸Psalm 124 begins with the hypothetical thought 'If God had not been on our side,' which makes God's help stand out all the more clearly.

Psalm 124 begins with the hypothetical thought 'If God had not been on our side,' which makes God's help stand out all the more clearly. This confessional psalm takes the form of a confession of faith offered together by the community.

Related Verses

What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
6

Blessed be the LORD, who has not given us as prey to their teeth!

Key Message

God's rescue from the brink of total destruction becomes the reason for praise.

▸The dramatic character of the rescue is expressed through the vivid image of not being chewed by the enemies' teeth.

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

Key Message

The source of all help is the name of God who created heaven and earth, and this confession is the foundation of life.

▸It concludes with the same confession as Psalm 121:2.