1 The church blesses God for a miraculous deliverance

A Song. It is uncertain what the particular deliverance was which is celebrated in this Psalm. Some refer it to the deliverance of the Hezekiah from Sennacherib; and others to the return from the Babylonian captivity; while Dr. A. Clarke refers it to that of the Jews from the massacre intended by Haman. Ps 120:1 134:1

The Lord Ps 27:1 46:7,11 54:4 56:9 118:6,7 Ex 15:1 Isa 8:9,10 Ro 8:31 Heb 13:5,6

now may Ps 129:1

2 If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, when men rose up against us:

when men Ps 21:1,2 3:1 22:12,13,16 37:32 Nu 16:2,3

3 Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us:

then they Ps 27:2 35:25 56:1,2 57:3 74:8 83:4 Es 3:6,12,13

swallowed Nu 16:30-34 Pr 1:12 Jer 51:34 Jon 1:17

their wrath Ps 76:10 1Sa 20:30-33 Da 3:19 Mt 2:16 Ac 9:2

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

the waters Ps 18:4 42:7 69:15 Isa 8:7,8 28:2 59:19 Jer 46:7,8 Da 9:26 Re 12:15,16 17:1,15

5 Then the proud waters had gone over our soul.

the proud Ps 93:3,4 Job 38:11 Jer 5:22

6 Blessed be the LORD, who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth.

who hath not Ps 17:9 118:13 145:5,6 Ex 15:9,10 Jud 5:30,31 1Sa 26:20 Isa 10:14-19

7 Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped.

our soul 1Sa 23:26,27 24:14,15 25:29 2Sa 17:2,21,22

as a bird Ps 25:15 91:3 Pr 6:5 Jer 5:26 18:22 2Ti 2:26

8 Our help is in the name of the LORD, who made heaven and earth.

Ps 115:15 121:2 134:3 146:5,6 Ge 1:1 Isa 37:16-20 Jer 32:17 Ac 4:24