Psalm Ps. 124. This is a thanksgiving hymn for the community, for a time when God’s people have been under threat but have been delivered. The deliverance allows them to continue journeying to Jerusalem (see note on 122:6–9; and note on Psalm 120 on the Songs of Ascents).
Ps. 124:1–5 The first section describes a situation in which people (apparently Gentiles) rose up against us (that is, against Israel).
Ps. 124:6–7 We have escaped like a bird from the snare of the fowlers. That is, unexpectedly.
Ps. 124:8 The psalm closes with its basic point, that our help is in the name of the Lord (that is, his personal presence; see Deut. 12:11).
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