'' If it had not been for the Lord''

Outline and Notes:

David likely wrote Psalm 124 after a great deliverance from God. Bro. Edward Reese places it after 1 Chronicles 28:11–21.

As a Psalm of Ascent, it was sung by worshippers traveling to Jerusalem—David himself longed to worship and wanted others to join him.

We, too, as New Testament believers, have experienced great deliverance—our redemption through Jesus Christ.

David recognized that without God, Israel would have been overrun. Their survival was solely because of the Lord.

This psalm is a powerful reminder:

“If it had not been the Lord who was on our side...”

1. The Attack of the Enemy (vv. 2–3)

• The Defeat Was Certain (v. 2)
• Despair Was Surrounding (v. 3)

2. An Attitude of Evil (v. 5)

Cross references:

• Proverbs 11:2 — “When pride cometh, then cometh shame...”
• Proverbs 16:18 — “Pride goeth before destruction...”
• Proverbs 29:23 — “A man's pride shall bring him low...”
• Jeremiah 13:9 — “I will mar the pride of Judah...”

3. An Advocate That Provides Escape (vv. 6–7)

David praises God for being their rescuer.

Without God, they would have been prey in the mouth of a predator, but God made them like a bird escaping a hunter’s snare.

1 John 2:1 — “...we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous.

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