Psalms 124:4-5
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Other commentaries on this verse
- John Gill - Exposition - Psalms 124
- John Gill - Exposition - Psalms 124:4
- John Gill - Exposition - Psalms 124:5
- Matthew Henry - Complete Commentary - Psalms 124
- Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Psalms 124:4-5
Psalms 124:4-5. Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul: then the proud waters had gone over our soul.
The figure is varied. We are first likened to the lamb that is liable to be swallowed by the lion, and next we are compared to one who is in danger of being carried away by a devouring flood, which shows no pity to any, but sweeps everything before it down to destruction.