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Bible study · Psalm 124:1-8

Psalm 124: If it had not been the LORD

Read Psalm 124:1-8 before you meet.

In a few lines

Psalm 124 is an if and three thens. "If it had not been the LORD who was on our side" comes twice (124:1-2), then three verses of what would have happened, each opening in Hebrew with a word the Hebrew Bible has nowhere else. None of it happened: "The snare is broken, and we have escaped" (124:7), and the psalm ends, "Our help is in the LORD’s name" (124:8).

The verse to carry

“Our help is in the LORD’s name, who made heaven and earth.”

Psalm 124:8

To talk about

  1. 1. "If it had not been the LORD who was on our side" (124:1). Looking back, where could you say that about your own life?

  2. 2. "let Israel now say" (124:1). The psalm asks people to say out loud what the LORD has done. Who could you tell this week about a time God helped you?

  3. 3. "Our help is in the LORD’s name, who made heaven and earth" (124:8). Where are you looking for help right now, and what would it mean to look there first?

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