Psalms 124:7
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“We have escaped like a bird from the snare of the fowler; the net is torn, and we have slipped away.”
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“We have escaped like a bird from the snare of the fowler; the net is torn, and we have slipped away.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: The snare is broken, and we are escaped.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Our soul as a bird hath escaped from a snare of fowlers, The snare was broken, and we have escaped.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Psalms 124:7 — 13 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Samuel 23:26Saul was proceeding along one side of the mountain, and David and his men along the other side. Even though David was hurrying to get away, Saul and his men were closing in on David and his men to capture them.
- 1 Samuel 23:28So Saul broke off his pursuit of David and went to meet the Philistines. That is why that place is called Sela-hammahlekoth.
- 1 Samuel 24:14Against whom has the king of Israel come out? Whom are you pursuing? A dead dog? A flea?
- 1 Samuel 25:29And should someone pursue you and seek your life, then the life of my lord will be bound securely by the LORD your God in the bundle of the living. But He shall fling away the lives of your enemies like stones from a sling.
- 2 Samuel 17:2I will attack him while he is weak and weary; I will throw him into a panic, and all the people with him will flee; I will strike down only the king
- 2 Samuel 17:21After the men had gone, Ahimaaz and Jonathan climbed up out of the well and went to inform King David, saying, “Get up and cross over the river at once, for Ahithophel has given this advice against you.”
- Psalms 25:15My eyes are always on the LORD, for He will free my feet from the mesh.
- Psalms 91:3Surely He will deliver you from the snare of the fowler, and from the deadly plague.
- Psalms 129:4The LORD is righteous; He has cut me from the cords of the wicked.
- Proverbs 6:5Free yourself, like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, like a bird from the snare of the fowler.
- Jeremiah 5:26For among My people are wicked men; they watch like fowlers lying in wait; they set a trap to catch men.
- Jeremiah 18:22Let a cry be heard from their houses when You suddenly bring raiders against them, for they have dug a pit to capture me and have hidden snares for my feet.
- 2 Timothy 2:26Then they will come to their senses and escape the snare of the devil, who has taken them captive to his will.
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