Psalm 124:1
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New International Version (©1984)
A song of ascents. Of David. If the LORD had not been on our side--let Israel say--

New Living Translation (©2007)
A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem. A psalm of David. What if the LORD had not been on our side? Let all Israel repeat:

English Standard Version (©2001)
A Song of Ascents. Of David. If it had not been the LORD who was on our side— let Israel now say—

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
A Song of Ascents, of David. "Had it not been the LORD who was on our side," Let Israel now say,

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
[A song by David for going up to worship.] "If the LORD had not been on our side..." (Israel should repeat this.)

King James Bible
If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, now may Israel say;

American King James Version
If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, now may Israel say;

American Standard Version
If it had not been Jehovah who was on our side, Let Israel now say,

Bible in Basic English
<A Song of the going up. Of David.> If it had not been the Lord who was on our side (let Israel now say);

Douay-Rheims Bible
If it had not been that the Lord was with us, let Israel now say:

Darby Bible Translation
{A Song of degrees. Of David.} If it had not been Jehovah who was for us oh let Israel say --

English Revised Version
A Song of Ascents; of David. If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, let Israel now say;

Webster's Bible Translation
A Song of degrees of David. If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, now may Israel say;

World English Bible
If it had not been Yahweh who was on our side, let Israel now say,

Young's Literal Translation
A Song of the Ascents, by David. Save for Jehovah -- who hath been for us, (Pray, let Israel say),

Geneva Study Bible

<> If it had not been the LORD who was {a} on our side, now may Israel say;

(a) He shows that God was ready to help at need and that there was no other way to be saved, but by this means alone.

Scofield Reference Notes

Margin A Song of degrees of David

See Scofield Note: "Ps 120:1".

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

PSALM 124

Ps 124:1-8. The writer, for the Church, praises God for past, and expresses trust for future, deliverance from foes.

1, 2. on our side-for us (Ps 56:9).

now-or, "oh! let Israel"

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

124:1-5 God suffers the enemies of his people sometimes to prevail very far against them, that his power may be seen the more in their deliverance. Happy the people whose God is Jehovah, a God all-sufficient. Besides applying this to any particular deliverance wrought in our days and the ancient times, we should have in our thoughts the great work of redemption by Jesus Christ, by which believers were rescued from Satan.


Psalm 94:17 If the LORD had not been my help, My soul would soon have dwelt in the abode of silence.
Psalm 129:1 A Song of Ascents. "Many times they have persecuted me from my youth up," Let Israel now say, (NASB ©1995)

Ascents David Degrees Israel Save Side Song

If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, now may Israel say;

1 The church blesses God for a miraculous deliverance

A Song. It is uncertain what the particular deliverance was which is celebrated in this Psalm. Some refer it to the deliverance of the Hezekiah from Sennacherib; and others to the return from the Babylonian captivity; while Dr. A. Clarke refers it to that of the Jews from the massacre intended by Haman. Ps 120:1 134:1

The Lord Ps 27:1 46:7,11 54:4 56:9 118:6,7 Ex 15:1 Isa 8:9,10 Ro 8:31 Heb 13:5,6

now may Ps 129:1

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