Psalms 124:6
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
Blessed be the LORD, who has not given us as a prey to their teeth.
American King James Version (AKJV)
Blessed be the LORD, who has not given us as a prey to their teeth.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Blessed be Jehovah, Who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
Praise be to the Lord, who has not let us be wounded by their teeth.
Webster's Revision
Blessed be the LORD, who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth.
World English Bible
Blessed be Yahweh, who has not given us as a prey to their teeth.
English Revised Version (ERV)
Blessed be the LORD, who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth.
Definitions for Psalms 124:6
Barnes's Psalms 124:6 Bible Commentary
Blessed be the Lord - The Lord be praised; or, We have reason to praise the Lord because we have been delivered from these calamities.
Who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth - The figure is here changed, though the same idea is retained. The imago is now that of destruction by wild beasts - a form of destruction not less fearful than that which comes from overflowing waters. Such changes of imagery constantly occur in the Book of Psalms, and in impassioned poetry everywhere. The mind is full of a subject; numerous illustrations occur in the rapidity of thought; and the mind seizes upon one and then upon another as best suited to express the emotions of the soul. The next verse furnishes another instance of this sudden transition.