Psalm 124:4

4 the flood would have engulfed us, the torrent would have swept over us,

Psalm 124:4 in Other Translations

4 Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul:

4 then the flood would have swept us away, the torrent would have gone over us;

4 The waters would have engulfed us; a torrent would have overwhelmed us.

4 Swept away by the flood of rage, drowned in the torrent;

4 Then the waters had overwhelmed us, The stream had gone over our soul;

4 Then the floodwaters would have swept us away. An [overflowing] stream would have washed us away.

4 Then the waters would have engulfed us; the torrent would have swept over us;

4 They would have been like a flood that drowned us. They would have swept over us like a rushing river.

Psalm 124:4 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 124:4

Then the waters had overwhelmed us
People, comparable to waters for their multitude, Strength, force, and impetuosity; which bear down all before them, and against which there is no standing; which, like the waters of the flood, overflow and destroy all they pass over. These are the floods of ungodly men, which are very destructive and terrible; see ( Revelation 17:15 ) ( Isaiah 8:7 Isaiah 8:8 ) ( Psalms 18:4 ) ; together with all those reproaches, afflictions, and persecutions, which come along with them; which the presence of God only can bear up his people under, and carry them through, ( Song of Solomon 8:7 ) ( Psalms 69:1 Psalms 69:2 ) ( Isaiah 43:2 ) ;

the stream had gone over our soul;
and so deprived them of life; the whole force of the enemy; which, like a stream, flows in with great strength and rapidity, when a breach is made and spreads itself, Arama interprets it of the stream of the Egyptians, and restrains it to them, their armies and forces; but it rather designs others, and the enemies of God's people in general, which threaten their ruin, even their very souls and lives: it may be applied to the stream of corruptions, the flood of temptation and flow of persecutions, such as the flood the dragon cast out of his mouth after the woman; which, were it not for divine grace and assistance, would destroy the saints, who have no might against this great force, ( 2 Chronicles 20:12 ) ( Isaiah 59:19 ) ( Revelation 12:16 ) .

Psalm 124:4 In-Context

2 if the LORD had not been on our side when people attacked us,

3 they would have swallowed us alive when their anger flared against us;

4 the flood would have engulfed us, the torrent would have swept over us,

5 the raging waters would have swept us away.

6 Praise be to the LORD, who has not let us be torn by their teeth.

Cross References

• 1. Psalms 88:17
• 2. S Psalms 18:4