The Meaning of Psalms 124:5 Explained

Psalms 124:5

KJV: Then the proud waters had gone over our soul.

YLT: Then passed over our soul had the proud waters.

Darby: Then the proud waters had gone over our soul.

ASV: Then the proud waters had gone over our soul.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Psalms 124:5?

MEANING: What does Psalms 124:5 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Psalms 124:5 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Psalms 124:5?

What is the context of Psalms 124:5?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Then the proud waters had gone over our soul.

What does Psalms 124:5 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalms 124:1-8 - The Christian's Fortress

Here are three instances of escaped peril. In Psalms 124:3 is an allusion to Korah and his company; see Numbers 16:32-33. Why are we spared when others have been overwhelmed by swift disasters? In Psalms 124:4 and Psalms 124:5, as the morning breaks, we see the proud waters that have burst their banks and are inundating the low-lying lands. Why did our house escape? In Psalms 124:6 and Psalms 124:7 we have the metaphor of the ensnared bird and as the fluttering fledgling, when freed, leaps into the sunny air, so do we rejoice when God frees us. But why should we escape when so many never break loose?

Psalms 125:1-5

Jerusalem lies on a broad and high mountain range, shut in by two deep valleys. But the surrounding hills are higher, and made her almost impregnable to the methods of ancient warfare. They who trust in God live within ramparts of His loving care for evermore. The scepter of evil may sometimes cast its gaunt shadow over their lives, but it is always arrested in time. Crooked ways are by-paths. The commandments of God are a public thoroughfare. Keep on the highway and no hurt shall assail you. [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalms 124

¹ The church blesses God for a miraculous deliverance

What do the individual words in Psalms 124:5 mean?

then would have gone over our soul the waters swollen

אֲ֭זַי עָבַ֣ר עַל־ נַפְשֵׁ֑נוּ הַ֝מַּ֗יִם הַזֵּֽידוֹנִֽים

עָבַ֣ר	would have gone
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: עָבַר Sense: to pass over or by or through, alienate, bring, carry, do away, take, take away, transgress.
עַל־	over
Parse: Preposition Root: עַל Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
נַפְשֵׁ֑נוּ	our soul
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, first person common plural Root: נֶפֶשׁ Sense: soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion.
הַ֝מַּ֗יִם	the waters
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural Root: מַיִם Sense: water, waters.
הַזֵּֽידוֹנִֽים	swollen
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural Root: זֵידֹון Sense: churning, raging, turbulent, proud, insolent.

What are the major concepts related to Psalms 124:5?

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Similar Scriptures for Psalms 124:5

		Job 38:11 [3]
		Jeremiah 5:22 [2]
		Psalms 93:3-4 [2]