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. If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, when men rose up against us: If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, when men rose up against us:
Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us: Then they had swallowed us up {b} quick, when their wrath was kindled against us:
(b) So unable were we to resist. Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul: Then the {c} waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul:
(c) He uses proper similitudes to express the great danger that the Church was in, and out of which God miraculously delivered them. Then the proud waters had gone over our soul. Then the proud waters had gone over our soul.
Blessed be the LORD, who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth. Blessed be the LORD, who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth.
Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped. Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the {d} snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped.
(d) For the wicked not only furiously rage against the faithful, but craftily imagined to destroy them. Our help is in the name of the LORD, who made heaven and earth. Our help is in the name of the LORD, who made heaven and earth. The Geneva Bible Translation Notes [1599] Bible Hub |
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