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Ps 124:1 Strong Concordance A Song [07892] of degrees [04609] of David [01732]. If [03884] it had not been the LORD [03068] who was on our side, now may Israel [03478] say [0559];
  King James A Song of degrees of David. If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, now may Israel say;

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A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]
The writer, for the Church, praises God for past, and expresses trust for future, deliverance from foes. (Psa 124:1-8)

on our side--for us (Psa 56:9).

now--or, "oh! let Israel"
 
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9 When [03117] I cry [07121] unto thee, then shall mine enemies [0341] turn [07725] back [0268]: this I know [03045]; for God [0430] is for me.
1 A Song [07892] of degrees [04609] of David [01732]. If [03884] it had not been the LORD [03068] who was on our side, now may Israel [03478] say [0559];
2 If [03884] it had not been the LORD [03068] who was on our side, when men [0120] rose up [06965] against us:
3 Then [0233] they had swallowed us up [01104] quick [02416], when their wrath [0639] was kindled [02734] against us:
4 Then [0233] the waters [04325] had overwhelmed [07857] us, the stream [05158] had gone over [05674] our soul [05315]:
5 Then [0233] the proud [02121] waters [04325] had gone over [05674] our soul [05315].
6 Blessed [01288] be the LORD [03068], who hath not given [05414] us as a prey [02964] to their teeth [08127].
7 Our soul [05315] is escaped [04422] as a bird [06833] out of the snare [06341] of the fowlers [03369]: the snare [06341] is broken [07665], and we are escaped [04422].
8 Our help [05828] is in the name [08034] of the LORD [03068], who made [06213] heaven [08064] and earth [0776].
5 He shall reward [07725] [07725] evil [07451] unto mine enemies [08324]: cut them off [06789] in thy truth [0571].
78 Let the proud [02086] be ashamed [0954]; for they dealt perversely [05791] with me without a cause [08267]: but I will meditate [07878] in thy precepts [06490].
51 The proud [02086] have had me greatly [03966] in derision [03887]: yet have I not declined [05186] from thy law [08451].
14 O God [0430], the proud [02086] are risen [06965] against me, and the assemblies [05712] of violent [06184] men have sought [01245] after my soul [05315]; and have not set [07760] thee before them.
5 And the border [01366] shall fetch a compass [05437] from Azmon [06111] unto the river [05158] of Egypt [04714], and the goings out [08444] of it shall be at the sea [03220].
7 Now therefore, behold, the Lord [0136] bringeth up [05927] upon them the waters [04325] of the river [05104], strong [06099] and many [07227], even the king [04428] of Assyria [0804], and all his glory [03519]: and he shall come up [05927] over all his channels [0650], and go over [01980] all his banks [01415]:
4 Then [0233] the waters [04325] had overwhelmed [07857] us, the stream [05158] had gone over [05674] our soul [05315]:
6 Blessed [01288] be the LORD [03068], who hath not given [05414] us as a prey [02964] to their teeth [08127].
12 Let us swallow them up [01104] alive [02416] as the grave [07585]; and whole [08549], as those that go down [03381] into the pit [0953]:
16 As for me, I will call [07121] upon God [0430]; and the LORD [03068] shall save [03467] me.
92 Unless [03884] thy law [08451] had been my delights [08191], I should then have perished [06] in mine affliction [06040].
10 For except [03884] we had lingered [04102], surely now we had returned [07725] this second time [06471].
42 Except [03884] the God [0430] of my father [01], the God [0430] of Abraham [085], and the fear [06343] of Isaac [03327], had been with me, surely thou hadst sent me away [07971] now empty [07387]. God [0430] hath seen [07200] mine affliction [06040] and the labour [03018] of my hands [03709], and rebuked [03198] thee yesternight [0570].
42 Except [03884] the God [0430] of my father [01], the God [0430] of Abraham [085], and the fear [06343] of Isaac [03327], had been with me, surely thou hadst sent me away [07971] now empty [07387]. God [0430] hath seen [07200] mine affliction [06040] and the labour [03018] of my hands [03709], and rebuked [03198] thee yesternight [0570].
13 And he spake [01696] unto Ephron [06085] in the audience [0241] of the people [05971] of the land [0776], saying [0559], But if thou wilt give it, I pray thee [03863], hear [08085] me: I will give [05414] thee money [03701] for the field [07704]; take [03947] it of me, and I will bury [06912] my dead [04191] there.