Psalm 124
Psalm 124 Meaning
Psalm 124 looks back on a narrow escape and declares that if the LORD had not been on their side, the flood would have swept them away.
Their help is in the name of the LORD, who made heaven and earth, and their soul has escaped like a bird from the snare.
Key verses from Psalm 124
“If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, now may Israel say;”
Psalm 124:1
“Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped.”
Psalm 124:7
“Our help is in the name of the LORD, who made heaven and earth.”
Psalm 124:8
How Psalm 124 points to Jesus
In Jesus the snare of sin and death is broken and we escape like a bird set free. Our help is in His name, the maker of heaven and earth.