Psalms 124:5

5 the raging waters would have swept us away.

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Psalms 124:5 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
5 Then the proud waters had gone over our soul.
English Standard Version (ESV)
5 then over us would have gone the raging waters.
New Living Translation (NLT)
5 Yes, the raging waters of their fury would have overwhelmed our very lives.
The Message Bible (MSG)
5 We would have lost our lives in the wild, raging water.
American Standard Version (ASV)
5 Then the proud waters had gone over our soul.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
5 Then raging water would have washed us away."
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
5 the raging waters would have swept over us.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
5 They would have washed us away like a swollen stream.

Psalms 124:5 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 124:5

Then the proud waters had gone over our soul.
] The wicked, who, through their pride, persecute the poor saints: these proud tyrants and persecutors would prevail over them, to their ruin and destruction; who, for their number, force, and strength, and especially for their pride and haughtiness, are like to the strong, boisterous, and swelling waves of the sea, were they not stopped and bounded by him who has said, Thus far shall ye go, and no farther, ( Job 38:11 ) .

Psalms 124:5 In-Context

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.
7 We have escaped like a bird from the fowler’s snare; the snare has been broken, and we have escaped.
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