Which New Testament passages echo the theme of deliverance found in Psalm 124:7?

Psalm 124:7 – God’s People Set Free

“We have escaped like a bird from the snare of the fowler; the net is torn, and we have escaped.”

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New Testament Echoes of the Same Deliverance

• 2 Corinthians 1:10

“He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and He will deliver us. In Him we have placed our hope that He will yet again deliver us.”

• Colossians 1:13–14

“He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of His beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.”

• 2 Timothy 4:17–18

“But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me … And the Lord will rescue me from every evil deed and bring me safely into His heavenly kingdom.”

• Acts 12:6–11 (Peter’s jailbreak)

“Now I know for sure that the Lord has sent His angel and rescued me from Herod’s grasp and from all that the Jewish people were expecting.” (v. 11)

• 2 Peter 2:9

“The Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to keep the unrighteous under punishment for the Day of Judgment.”

• Hebrews 2:14–15

“Through death He might destroy the one who holds the power of death—that is, the devil—and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death.”

• Romans 8:2

“For in Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life has set you free from the law of sin and death.”

• Galatians 5:1

“It is for freedom that Christ has set us free; stand firm then, and do not be encumbered once more by a yoke of slavery.”

• John 8:36

“So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.”

• Luke 4:18–19 (Jesus quoting Isaiah)

“He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”

• Matthew 6:13

“And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.”

• Romans 7:24–25

“Who will rescue me from this body of death? Thanks be to God, through Jesus Christ our Lord!”

• Romans 8:21

“The creation itself will be set free from its bondage to decay and brought into the glorious freedom of the children of God.”

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Connecting the Threads

– The Psalmist’s bird freed from the snare finds its New Covenant counterpart in believers liberated from sin, Satan, death, and every earthly chain.

– Physical rescues (Peter in prison) mirror spiritual rescues (believers from darkness), all accomplished by the same faithful Deliverer.

– Each passage underscores that escape is not self-engineered; God tears the net, opens the cell, breaks the yoke, and guarantees final, eternal freedom.