Psalms 124:3 meaning and explanation
when their anger flared against us, then they would have swallowed us alive,
Psalms 124:3, Berean Standard Bible
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The speaker is a pilgrim, likely David or a later singer, recalling a moment when enemies attacked Israel and their anger burned hot. The phrase pictures rage as a beast opening its mouth to swallow prey whole, a vivid image of total destruction, not merely defeat.
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