Psalms 124:3

124:2 If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, when men rose up against us:

Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us:

KJV

then they would have swallowed us up alive, when their wrath was kindled against us;

Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us:

124:4 Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul:

What does Psalms 124:3 mean?

Psalms 124:3 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include אֲזַי (ʼăzay), בָּלַע (bâlaʻ), חַי (chay).

Hebrew interlinear

Thenאֲזַיʼăzay/az-ah'ee/H233at that time

they

had

swallowed

upבָּלַעbâlaʻ/baw-lah'/H1104to make away with (specifically by swallowing); generally, to destroy

quick,חַיchay/khah'-ee/H2416alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively

when

their

wrathאַףʼaph/af/H639properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire

was

kindledחָרָהchârâh/khaw-raw'/H2734to glow or grow warm; figuratively (usually) to blaze up, of anger, zeal, jealousy

against

us:

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 124:3.

Hosea 8:5

Thy calf, O Samaria, hath cast thee off; mine anger is kindled against them: how long will it be ere they attain to innocency?

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 124:3 say?

Psalms 124:3 (King James Version) reads: "Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us:"

Is Psalms 124:3 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 124:3 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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