Commentary— Tyndale Open Study Notes (plain English)
Ps 124 This thanksgiving song describes what might happen if the Lord were not present with his people. 124:1-2 The negative rhetorical questions emphasize the positive idea that the Lord was indeed on their side.
Commentary— Tyndale Open Study Notes (plain English)
Ps 124 This thanksgiving song describes what might happen if the Lord were not present with his people. 124:1-2 The negative rhetorical questions emphasize the positive idea that the Lord was indeed on their side.
Literal English (Darby)ⓘThe Darby Bible (1890) — a deliberately literal, word-for-word translation used here as the Old Testament comparison text.The Darby Bible (1890) — a deliberately literal, word-for-word translation used here as the Old Testament comparison text.
Then they had swallowed us up alive, when their anger was kindled against us;
Hebrew (Masoretic Text)ⓘThe Masoretic Text — the authoritative Hebrew manuscript tradition behind most Old Testaments, standardized by Jewish scribes (the Masoretes) between roughly the 7th and 10th centuries AD.The Masoretic Text — the authoritative Hebrew manuscript tradition behind most Old Testaments, standardized by Jewish scribes (the Masoretes) between roughly the 7th and 10th centuries AD.
King James VersionⓘKing James Version (1611) — the classic formal, word-for-word English translation. Historic and widely memorized, but uses Early Modern English vocabulary.
King James Version (1611) — the classic formal, word-for-word English translation. Historic and widely memorized, but uses Early Modern English vocabulary.
Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us:
American Standard VersionⓘAmerican Standard Version (1901) — a more literal, precision-focused revision in the King James tradition.American Standard Version (1901) — a more literal, precision-focused revision in the King James tradition.
Then they had swallowed us up alive, When their wrath was kindled against us:
World English BibleⓘWorld English Bible — a modern, public-domain update to the KJV/ASV formal style, without archaic language.World English Bible — a modern, public-domain update to the KJV/ASV formal style, without archaic language.
then they would have swallowed us up alive, when their wrath was kindled against us,
Bible in Basic EnglishⓘBible in Basic English (1949) — deliberately written using a limited vocabulary of about 1,000 words.Bible in Basic English (1949) — deliberately written using a limited vocabulary of about 1,000 words.
They would have made a meal of us while still living, in the heat of their wrath against us: