Psalms 124 cross-references
Psalms 124 has 8 verses, which point to 91 other passages and are cited by 70. Below is the King James text of each verse with its strongest cross-references, ranked by OpenBible.info reader votes.
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Words characteristic of Psalms 124 in the original text, with the number of verses using each. Select one for a full word study.
- לוּלֵא lule “unless” 2
- נוּ nu “us” 3
- נֶפֶשׁ nephesh “soul” 3
- עָבַר avar “to pass” 2
- מַי mayim “water” 2
- עֵזֶר ezer “helper” 1
- טֶרֶף tereph “prey” 1
- פַּח pach “snare” 1
- שָׁטַף shataph “to overflow” 1
- צִפּוֹר tsippor “bird” 1
- מַעֲלָה maalah “step” 1
- בָּלַע bala “to swallow up” 1
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Psalms 124:1
[A Song of degrees of David.] If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, now may Israel say;
Points to (25)
- Romans 8:31 — What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us? 45 votes
- Psalms 56:9 — When I cry unto thee, then shall mine enemies turn back: this I know; for God is for me. 29 votes
- Psalms 54:4 — Behold, God is mine helper: the Lord is with them that uphold my soul. 26 votes
- Psalms 120:1 — [A Song of degrees.] In my distress I cried unto the LORD, and he heard me. 23 votes
- Hebrews 13:5–6 — Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said,… 21 votes
- Psalms 118:6–7 — The LORD is on my side; I will not fear: what can man do unto me? 20 votes
Pointed to from (22)
- Psalms 127:1 — [A Song of degrees for Solomon.] Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except… 41 votes
- Psalms 133:1 — [A Song of degrees of David.] Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! 13 votes
- Psalms 126:1 — [A Song of degrees.] When the LORD turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream. 11 votes
- Psalms 129:1 — [A Song of degrees.] Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth, may Israel now say: 9 votes
Psalms 124:2
If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, when men rose up against us:
Points to (6)
- Psalms 22:12–13 — Many bulls have compassed me: strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round. 5 votes
- Psalms 37:32 — The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him. 4 votes
- Psalms 22:16 — For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet. 4 votes
- Psalms 21:1–2 — [To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.] The king shall joy in thy strength, O LORD; and in thy salvation… 3 votes
- Psalms 3:1 — [A Psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom his son.] LORD, how are they increased that trouble me! many are… 3 votes
- Numbers 16:2–3 — And they rose up before Moses, with certain of the children of Israel, two hundred and fifty princes of the… 2 votes
Pointed to from (3)
- Joshua 7:9 — For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land shall hear of it, and shall environ us round, and cut… 3 votes
- Luke 8:23 — But as they sailed he fell asleep: and there came down a storm of wind on the lake; and they were filled with… 2 votes
- 2 Samuel 18:31 — And, behold, Cushi came; and Cushi said, Tidings, my lord the king: for the LORD hath avenged thee this day… 2 votes
Psalms 124:3
Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us:
Points to (17)
- Acts 9:2 — And desired of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any of this way, whether they were… 4 votes
- Matthew 2:16 — Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all… 4 votes
- Psalms 57:3 — He shall send from heaven, and save me from the reproach of him that would swallow me up. Selah. God shall… 4 votes
- Psalms 35:25 — Let them not say in their hearts, Ah, so would we have it: let them not say, We have swallowed him up. 4 votes
- Esther 3:12–13 — Then were the king’s scribes called on the thirteenth day of the first month, and there was written according… 4 votes
- Numbers 16:30–34 — But if the LORD make a new thing, and the earth open her mouth, and swallow them up, with all that appertain… 4 votes
Pointed to from (9)
- Psalms 93:3 — The floods have lifted up, O LORD, the floods have lifted up their voice; the floods lift up their waves. 6 votes
- Proverbs 1:12 — Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit: 5 votes
- 2 Corinthians 2:7 — So that contrariwise ye ought rather to forgive him, and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one should be… 3 votes
- Lamentations 2:16 — All thine enemies have opened their mouth against thee: they hiss and gnash the teeth: they say, We have… 3 votes
Psalms 124:4
Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul:
Points to (14)
- Revelation 17:15 — And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and… 5 votes
- Psalms 69:15 — Let not the waterflood overflow me, neither let the deep swallow me up, and let not the pit shut her mouth… 5 votes
- Revelation 12:15–16 — And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried… 4 votes
- Jeremiah 46:7–8 — Who is this that cometh up as a flood, whose waters are moved as the rivers? 3 votes
- Isaiah 59:19 — So shall they fear the name of the LORD from the west, and his glory from the rising of the sun. When the… 3 votes
- Isaiah 8:7–8 — Now therefore, behold, the Lord bringeth up upon them the waters of the river, strong and many, even the king… 3 votes
Pointed to from (9)
- 2 Samuel 22:17 — He sent from above, he took me; he drew me out of many waters; 6 votes
- Psalms 32:6 — For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee in a time when thou mayest be found: surely in the… 4 votes
- Psalms 69:14 — Deliver me out of the mire, and let me not sink: let me be delivered from them that hate me, and out of the… 3 votes
- Psalms 18:4 — The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid. 3 votes
Psalms 124:5
Then the proud waters had gone over our soul.
Points to (3)
- Jeremiah 5:22 — Fear ye not me? saith the LORD: will ye not tremble at my presence, which have placed the sand for the bound… 3 votes
- Job 38:11 — And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further: and here shall thy proud waves be stayed? 3 votes
- Psalms 93:3–4 — The floods have lifted up, O LORD, the floods have lifted up their voice; the floods lift up their waves. 2 votes
Pointed to from (1)
- Psalms 31:20 — Thou shalt hide them in the secret of thy presence from the pride of man: thou shalt keep them secretly in a… 5 votes
Psalms 124:6
Blessed be the LORD, who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth.
Points to (7)
- Psalms 118:13 — Thou hast thrust sore at me that I might fall: but the LORD helped me. 8 votes
- Psalms 145:5–6 — I will speak of the glorious honour of thy majesty, and of thy wondrous works. 7 votes
- Exodus 15:9–10 — The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my lust shall be satisfied upon… 7 votes
- Isaiah 10:14–19 — And my hand hath found as a nest the riches of the people: and as one gathereth eggs that are left, have I… 6 votes
- Psalms 17:9 — From the wicked that oppress me, from my deadly enemies, who compass me about. 5 votes
- 1 Samuel 26:20 — Now therefore, let not my blood fall to the earth before the face of the LORD: for the king of Israel is come… 4 votes
Pointed to from (8)
- Isaiah 49:24 — Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captive delivered? 15 votes
- Psalms 41:11 — By this I know that thou favourest me, because mine enemy doth not triumph over me. 9 votes
- Psalms 129:4 — The LORD is righteous: he hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked. 4 votes
- Psalms 119:110 — The wicked have laid a snare for me: yet I erred not from thy precepts. 4 votes
Psalms 124:7
Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped.
Points to (11)
- Psalms 91:3 — Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence. 29 votes
- Proverbs 6:5 — Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler. 18 votes
- 2 Timothy 2:26 — And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will. 15 votes
- Psalms 25:15 — Mine eyes are ever toward the LORD; for he shall pluck my feet out of the net. 14 votes
- 1 Samuel 25:29 — Yet a man is risen to pursue thee, and to seek thy soul: but the soul of my lord shall be bound in the bundle… 13 votes
- 1 Samuel 23:26–27 — And Saul went on this side of the mountain, and David and his men on that side of the mountain: and David… 12 votes
Pointed to from (8)
- Psalms 91:3 — Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence. 38 votes
- 1 Corinthians 10:13 — There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you… 20 votes
- Psalms 25:15 — Mine eyes are ever toward the LORD; for he shall pluck my feet out of the net. 19 votes
- 2 Timothy 2:26 — And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will. 6 votes
Psalms 124:8
Our help is in the name of the LORD, who made heaven and earth.
Points to (8)
- Psalms 121:2 — My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth. 15 votes
- Acts 4:24 — And when they heard that, they lifted up their voice to God with one accord, and said, Lord, thou art God,… 11 votes
- Psalms 146:5–6 — Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God: 9 votes
- Jeremiah 32:17 — Ah Lord GOD! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and… 8 votes
- Psalms 134:3 — The LORD that made heaven and earth bless thee out of Zion. 7 votes
- Psalms 115:15 — Ye are blessed of the LORD which made heaven and earth. 7 votes
Pointed to from (10)
- Hebrews 13:6 — So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me. 174 votes
- Genesis 1:1 — In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. 71 votes
- Psalms 121:2 — My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth. 70 votes
- 1 Samuel 17:45 — Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I… 17 votes