7 We have escaped like a bird from the fowler's snare; the snare has been broken, and we have escaped.
7 Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped.
7 We have escaped like a bird from the snare of the fowlers; the snare is broken, and we have escaped!
7 We've flown free from their fangs, free of their traps, free as a bird. Their grip is broken; we're free as a bird in flight.
7 Our soul has escaped as a bird from the snare of the fowlers; The snare is broken, and we have escaped.
7 We escaped like a bird from a hunter's trap. The trap is broken, and we are free!
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Psalm 124:7
Commentary on Psalm 124:6-8
(Read Psalm 124:6-8)
God is the Author of all our deliverances, and he must have the glory. The enemies lay snares for God's people, to bring them into sin and trouble, and to hold them there. Sometimes they seem to prevail; but in the Lord let us put our trust, and we shall not be put to confusion. The believer will ascribe all the honour of his salvation, to the power, mercy, and truth of God, and look back with wonder and thanksgiving on the way in which the Lord has led him. Let us rejoice that our help for the time to come is in him who made heaven and earth.