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)