Psalms 124:2

Context

124:2 if the Lord had not been on our side,

when men attacked us,¹

Psalms 124:1

Context

Psalm 124²

A song of ascents,³ by David.

124:1 “If the Lord had not been on our side” –

let Israel say this! –

[124:2] ¹tn Heb “rose up against us.”

[124:1] ²sn Psalm 124. Israel acknowledges that the Lord delivered them from certain disaster.

[124:1] ³sn The precise significance of this title, which appears in Pss 120-134, is unclear. Perhaps worshipers recited these psalms when they ascended the road to Jerusalem to celebrate annual religious festivals. For a discussion of their background see L. C. Allen, Psalms 101-150 (WBC), 219-21.