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A Call to Grateful Praise
All commentators agree that this verse is a powerful expression of praise. After describing overwhelming threats, the psalmist blesses the Lord for deliverance. As Matthew Henry puts it, 'God is the Author of all our deliverances, and he must have the glory.' This verse models the believer's proper response to God's salvation: heartfelt thanksgiving.
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Albert Barnes
On Psalms 124:6
18th Century
Theologian
Blessed be the Lord — The Lord be praised, or we have reason to praise the Lord because we have been delivered from these calamitie…
Charles Spurgeon
On Psalm 124:6
19th Century
Preacher
Blessed be the LORD, who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth.
Neither to Satan and his legions, nor to wicked men, has God de…
John Calvin
On Psalms 124:6
16th Century
Theologian
Blessed be Jehovah! The Psalmist now exhorts the godly to a grateful acknowledgment of the divine goodness, and so to speak, puts words in…
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John Gill
On Psalms 124:6
17th Century
Pastor
Blessed [be] the Lord
Here begins the church's thanksgiving for deliverance from all their enemies, their proud pers…
Matthew Henry
On Psalms 124:6–8
17th Century
Minister
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,…