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Psalms 124:4

What does Psalms 124:4 mean?

A plain-English look at Psalms 124:4 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Then the waters had overwhelmed us, The stream had gone over our soul;

KJV

King James Version · 1611

Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul:

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Then the waters had overwhelmed us, The stream had gone over our soul;

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

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

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

Then the waters had overflowed us, The stream passed over our soul,

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

Do good, O Lord, to those that are good, and to the upright of heart.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

Then the waters had overwhelmed us, a torrent had gone over our soul;

Context

v.3Then they had swallowed us up alive, When their wrath was kindled against us:

v.4This passage

v.5Then the proud waters had gone over our soul.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Job 22:11

    Or darkness, so that thou canst not see, And abundance of waters cover thee.

  • Isaiah 59:19

    So shall they fear the name of Jehovah from the west, and his glory from the rising of the sun; for he will come as a rushing stream, which the breath of Jehovah driveth.

  • Psalms 32:6

    For this let every one that is godly pray unto thee in a time when thou mayest be found: Surely when the great waters overflow they shall not reach unto him.

  • Revelation 17:1

    And there came one of the seven angels that had the seven bowls, and spake with me, saying, Come hither, I will show thee the judgment of the great harlot that sitteth upon many waters;

  • Revelation 17:15

    And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the harlot sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.

  • Daniel 9:26

    And after the threescore and two weeks shall the anointed one be cut off, and shall have nothing: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and even unto the end shall be war; desolations are determined.

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