King James Version
Psalms 124:7 in the King James Version says “Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 124 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped.”
Psalms 124:7 · KJV
Then the proud waters had gone over our soul.
Blessed be the LORD, who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth.
Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped.
Our help is in the name of the LORD, who made heaven and earth.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“Our soul”
H5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e., animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or ment
“and we are escaped”
H4422properly, to be smooth, i.e., (by implication) to escape (as if by slipperiness); causatively, to release or rescue; specifically, to bring forth youn
“and we are escaped”
H4422properly, to be smooth, i.e., (by implication) to escape (as if by slipperiness); causatively, to release or rescue; specifically, to bring forth youn
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