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Psalm 124:1a "If it had not been the LORD who was on our side..."
Day 320 – Psalm 124
“If it had not been the LORD who was on our side…” Psalm 124:1a
SUPERSCRIPTION: A Song of Ascents. Of David.
We have another Song of Ascents identified as written by King David.
ACKNOWLEDGING GOD’S HAND IN LIFE
Psalm 124 acknowledges God’s hand in life’s many difficult circumstances. This psalm sought to encourage all faithful pilgrims to gratefully trace the hand of God in life.
“If it had not been the LORD who was on our side,
Let Israel now say-
If it had not been for the LORD who was on our side,
When men rose up against us,
Then they would have swallowed us alive,
When their wrath was kindled against us;
Then the waters would have overwhelmed us,
The stream would have gone over our soul;
Then the swollen waters would have gone over our soul.”
Psalm 124:1-5
1. “If it had not been the LORD who was on our side”
a) David seemed to have function as the worship leader making this declaration.
b) Israel then responds, repeating what David had declared, acknowledging God’s help.