“In the first place, what meaneth, "Perchance our soul hath passed over"? [Psalm 124:5]. Understand however the meaning to be this: "Thinkest thou our soul hath passed over?" and why do they say, "Thinkest thou"? Because the greatness of the danger maketh it hardly credible that he hath escaped. They have endured a gre…”
Augustine of Hippo, 5th c. — Exposition on Psalm 124
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5Then the proud waters had gone over our soul.
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3Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us:
4Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul:
— Psalms 124:5 —
6Blessed be the LORD, who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth.
7Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped.