Psalms 124:6

6 Blessed be the LORD, who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth.

Psalms 124:6 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 124:6

Blessed [be] the Lord
Here begins the church's thanksgiving for deliverance from all their enemies, their proud persecutors; and from all afflictions and troubles by them; which they could never have been delivered from, had not the Lord appeared for them; and therefore it is but just that he should have all the glory of it, and be blessed and praised on account thereof;

who hath not given us [as] a prey to their teeth;
the teeth of wicked men are like spears and arrows, like swords and knives, to devour good men; their passions are strong, and their desires very vehement after their ruin; and, if suffered, the saints would fall an easy prey to them: but God will not give them up to them, either to Satan the devouring lion, or to any of his emissaries; nay, when they have seized them, and got them in their mouths, they shall be snatched from them, as the lamb out of the mouth of the lion and the bear by David; see ( Psalms 57:4 ) ( Proverbs 30:14 ) ( 1 Peter 5:8 ) ( 1 Samuel 17:34 1 Samuel 17:35 ) .

Psalms 124:6 In-Context

4 then would the waters have overwhelmed us, the stream would have gone over our soul;

5 then the proud waters would have gone over our soul."

6 Blessed be the LORD, who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth.

7 Our soul has escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers; the snare is broken, and we have escaped.

8 Our help is in the name of the LORD, who made heaven and earth.