Matthew Henry Commentary Psalms 124
Matthew Henry Commentary
Psalms 124
Matthew Henry Commentary
Psalms 124
"If it had not been Jehovah who was on our side, Let Israel now say, If it had not been Jehovah who was on our side, When men rose up against us; Then they had swallowed us up alive, 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." — Psalms 124:1-5 (ASV)
God allows the enemies of His people sometimes to prevail greatly against them, so that His power may be more clearly seen in their deliverance. Happy the people whose God is Jehovah, a God all-sufficient. Besides applying this to any particular deliverance accomplished in our own times and in ancient times, we should also remember the great work of redemption by Jesus Christ, by which believers were rescued from Satan.
"Blessed be Jehovah, Who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth. Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: The snare is broken, and we are escaped. Our help is in the name of Jehovah, Who made heaven and earth. " — Psalms 124:6-8 (ASV)
God is the Author of all our deliverances, and he must have the glory. The enemies lay snares for God's people, to bring them into sin and trouble, and to hold them there. Sometimes they seem to prevail; but in the Lord let us put our trust, and we shall not be put to confusion. The believer will ascribe all the honour of his salvation, to the power, mercy, and truth of God, and look back with wonder and thanksgiving on the way in which the Lord has led him. Let us rejoice that our help for the time to come is in him who made heaven and earth.
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