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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.

2. “When men rose up against us”

a) This is a reference to the many wars that were waged against the nation.
b) God was there to help Israel resist the enemies.

3. If God had not been there for His people

a) Then they would have been swallowed up.
b) Then they would have been victims of the wrath of the enemies.
c) Then they would have been overwhelmed by the waters of adversity.
d) Then the swollen waters would have submerged their souls.