Psalms 124:2

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If it had not been the Lord who was on our side, when men came up against us;

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Referenced Verses

  • Num 16:2-3 : 2 And came before Moses, with certain of the children of Israel, two hundred and fifty chiefs of the people, men of good name who had a place in the meeting of the people. 3 They came together against Moses and against Aaron, and said to them, You take overmuch on yourselves, seeing that all the people are holy, every one of them, and the Lord is among them; why then have you put yourselves in authority over the people of the Lord?
  • Ps 3:1 : 1 <A Psalm. Of David. When he went in flight from Absalom his son.> Lord, how greatly are they increased who make attacks on me! in great numbers they come against me.
  • Ps 21:1-2 : 1 <To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David.> The king will be glad in your strength, O Lord; how great will be his delight in your salvation! 2 You have given him his heart's desire, and have not kept back the request of his lips. (Selah.)
  • Ps 22:12-13 : 12 A great herd of oxen is round me: I am shut in by the strong oxen of Bashan. 13 I saw their mouths wide open, like lions crying after food.
  • Ps 22:16 : 16 Dogs have come round me: I am shut in by the band of evil-doers; they made wounds in my hands and feet.
  • Ps 37:32 : 32 The sinners are watching the upright man, desiring to put him to death.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 124:1
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    1 <A Song of the going up. Of David.> If it had not been the Lord who was on our side (let Israel now say);

  • Ps 124:3-6
    4 verses
    84%

    3 They would have made a meal of us while still living, in the heat of their wrath against us:

    4 We would have been covered by the waters; the streams would have gone over our soul;

    5 Yes, the waters of pride would have gone over our soul.

    6 Praise be to the Lord, who has not let us be wounded by their teeth.

  • Ps 94:16-17
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    78%

    16 Who will give me help against the sinners? and who will be my support against the workers of evil?

    17 If the Lord had not been my helper, my soul would quickly have gone down into death.

  • Ps 118:6-8
    3 verses
    74%

    6 The Lord is on my side; I will have no fear: what is man able to do to me?

    7 The Lord is my great helper: I will see my desire against my haters.

    8 It is better to have faith in the Lord than to put one's hope in man.

  • Ps 118:13
    73%

    13 I have been hard pushed by you, so that I might have a fall: but the Lord was my helper.

  • Ps 115:1-2
    2 verses
    72%

    1 Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to your name let glory be given, because of your mercy and your unchanging faith.

    2 Why may the nations say, Where is now their God?

  • Ps 124:8
    72%

    8 Our help is in the name of the Lord, the maker of heaven and earth.

  • Ps 126:1-3
    3 verses
    72%

    1 <A Song of the going up.> When the Lord made a change in Zion's fate, we were like men in a dream.

    2 Then our mouths were full of laughing, and our tongues gave a glad cry; they said among the nations, The Lord has done great things for them.

    3 The Lord has done great things for us; because of which we are glad.

  • Ps 27:13
    72%

    13 I had almost given up my hope of seeing the blessing of the Lord in the land of the living.

  • Ps 108:12-13
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    71%

    12 Give us help in our trouble; for there is no help in man.

    13 With God we will do great things; for by him will our haters be crushed underfoot.

  • Deut 32:27
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    27 But for the fear that their haters, uplifted in their pride, might say, Our hand is strong, the Lord has not done all this.

  • 2 Sam 22:19
    71%

    19 They came on me in the day of my trouble: but the Lord was my support.

  • Ps 130:3
    71%

    3 O Jah, if you took note of every sin, who would go free?

  • Ps 3:1
    71%

    1 <A Psalm. Of David. When he went in flight from Absalom his son.> Lord, how greatly are they increased who make attacks on me! in great numbers they come against me.

  • Ps 28:6
    71%

    6 May the Lord be praised, because he has given ear to the voice of my prayer.

  • Ps 129:1-2
    2 verses
    70%

    1 <A Song of the going up.> Great have been my troubles from the time when I was young (let Israel now say);

    2 Great have been my troubles from the time when I was young, but my troubles have not overcome me.

  • Ps 86:14
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    14 O God, men of pride have come up against me, and the army of violent men would take my life; they have not put you before them.

  • Ps 18:18
    70%

    18 They came on me in the day of my trouble; but the Lord was my support.

  • Isa 33:2
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    2 O Lord, have mercy on us; for we have been waiting for your help: be our strength every morning, our salvation in time of trouble.

  • Ps 123:3-4
    2 verses
    70%

    3 Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us: for all men are looking down on us.

    4 For long enough have men of pride made sport of our soul.

  • Ps 54:3-4
    2 verses
    70%

    3 For men who are going after me have come out against me, violent men are purposing to take my soul; they have not put God before their eyes. (Selah.)

    4 See, God is my helper: the Lord is the great supporter of my soul.

  • Ps 44:7
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    7 But it is you who have been our saviour from those who were against us, and have put to shame those who had hate for us.

  • Josh 24:17
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    17 For it is the Lord our God who has taken us and our fathers out of the land of Egypt, out of the prison-house, and who did all those great signs before our eyes, and kept us safe on all our journeys, and among all the peoples through whom we went:

  • 2 Chr 20:11-12
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    70%

    11 See now, how as our reward they have come to send us out of your land which you have given us as our heritage.

    12 O our God, will you not be their judge? for our strength is not equal to this great army which is coming against us; and we are at a loss what to do: but our eyes are on you.

  • Ps 115:12
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    12 The Lord has kept us in mind and will give us his blessing; he will send blessings on the house of Israel and on the house of Aaron.

  • Ps 13:4
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    4 And he who is against me may not say, I have overcome him; and those who are troubling me may not be glad when I am moved.

  • Ps 118:23
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    23 This is the Lord's doing; it is a wonder in our eyes.

  • Ps 17:7
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    7 Make clear the wonder of your mercy, O saviour of those who put their faith in your right hand, from those who come out against them.

  • Ps 20:8
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    8 They are bent down and made low; but we have been lifted up.

  • Ps 60:10-12
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    10 Have not you put us away, O God? and you have not gone out with our armies.

    11 Give us help in our trouble; for there is no help in man.

    12 Through God we will do great things, for through him our haters will be crushed under our feet.

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    7 The Lord of armies is with us; the God of Jacob is our high tower. (Selah.)

  • Ps 22:4
    69%

    4 Our fathers had faith in you: they had faith and you were their saviour.

  • Ps 118:18
    69%

    18 The hand of Jah has been hard on me; but he has not given me up to death.

  • Ps 46:1
    69%

    1 <To the chief music-maker. Of the sons of Korah; put to Alamoth. A Song.> God is our harbour and our strength, a very present help in trouble.