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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /><title>Psalm 124:7 We have escaped like a bird from the snare of the fowler; the net is torn, and we have slipped away.</title><link rel="canonical" href="https://biblehub.com/psalms/124-7.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/new9.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><meta property="og:image" content="https://biblehub.com/visuals/20/19_Psa_124_007.jpg" /><meta property="og:title" content="Psalm 124:7 - Our Help is in the Name of the LORD" /><meta property="og:site_name" content="Bible Hub" /><meta property="og:description" content="We have escaped like a bird from the snare of the fowler; the net is torn, and we have slipped away." /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/vmenus/psalms/124-7.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="/bmc/psalms/124-7.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/psalms/">Psalms</a> > <a href="/psalms/124.htm">Chapter 124</a> > Verse 7</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div><div id="ad1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/ad7.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="/psalms/124-6.htm" title="Psalm 124:6">◄</a> Psalm 124:7 <a href="/psalms/124-8.htm" title="Psalm 124:8">►</a></div></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="topverse"> <a href="#audio" class="clickchap2" title="Context and Audio Bible"> Audio </a> <a href="#crossref" class="clickchap2" title="Cross References"> Cross </a> <a href="#study" class="clickchap2" title="Study Bible"> Study </a> <a href="#commentary" class="clickchap2" title="Commentary"> Comm </a> <a href="#lexicon" class="clickchap2" title="Lexicon"> Heb </a> </div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/psalms/124.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/psalms/124.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />We have escaped like a bird from the fowler&#8217s snare; the snare has been broken, and we have escaped.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/124.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />We escaped like a bird from a hunter’s trap. The trap is broken, and we are free!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/124.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />We have escaped like a bird from the snare of the fowlers; the snare is broken, and we have escaped!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/124.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />We have escaped like a bird from the snare of the fowler; the net is torn, and we have slipped away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/124.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/124.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Our soul has escaped as a bird from the snare of the fowlers; The snare is broken, and we have escaped.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/124.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Our souls have escaped like a bird from the trapper’s snare; The snare is broken and we have escaped.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/124.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Our soul has escaped as a bird out of the snare of the trapper; The snare is broken and we have escaped.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/124.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Our soul has escaped as a bird out of the snare of the trapper; The snare is broken and we have escaped.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/124.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Our soul has escaped as a bird out of the snare of the trapper; The snare is broken and we have escaped.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/124.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />We have escaped like a bird from the snare of the fowlers; The trap is broken and we have escaped.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/124.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />We have escaped like a bird from the hunter’s net; the net is torn, and we have escaped.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/124.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />We have escaped like a bird from the hunter&#8217s net; the net is torn, and we have escaped. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/124.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: The snare is broken, and we are escaped.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/124.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />and we escaped like birds from a hunter's torn net. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/124.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/124.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />We escaped like a bird caught in a hunter's trap. The trap was broken, and we escaped.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/124.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />We have escaped like a bird from a hunter's trap; the trap is broken, and we are free! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/124.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />We have escaped like a bird from the hunter's trap. The trap has been broken, and we have escaped.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/124.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />We have escaped like a bird from the snare of the fowler; the net is torn, and we have slipped away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/124.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />We escaped with our lives, like a bird from a hunter's snare. The snare broke, and we escaped. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/124.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Our soul has escaped like a bird out of the fowler's snare. The snare is broken, and we have escaped.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/124.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Our soul hath escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we have escaped.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/124.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Our soul has escaped like a bird out of the fowler’s snare. The snare is broken, and we have escaped. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/124.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Our soul has escaped as a bird from a snare of fowlers, "" The snare was broken, and we have escaped.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/124.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Our soul as a bird hath escaped from a snare of fowlers, The snare was broken, and we have escaped.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/124.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Our soul as a sparrow was delivered from the snare of the fowlers: the snare was broken and we were delivered.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/124.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Our soul hath been delivered as a sparrow out of the snare of the followers. The snare is broken, and we are delivered. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/124.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 123:7>Our soul has been snatched away like a sparrow from the snare of the hunters. The snare has been broken, and we have been freed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/124.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />We escaped with our lives like a bird from the fowler’s snare; the snare was broken, and we escaped. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/124.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />We have escaped like a bird from the snare of the fowlers; the snare is broken, and we have escaped.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/124.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Our soul has escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers; the snare is broken, and we are delivered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/124.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Our soul is like a sparrow escaped from a snare of prey; the snare was broken and we were delivered!<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/124.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers; The snare is broken, and we are escaped.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/124.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Our soul has been delivered as a sparrow from the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are delivered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/124-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=16221" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/124.htm">Our Help is in the Name of the LORD</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">6</span>Blessed be the LORD, who has not given us as prey to their teeth. <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: nap̄·šê·nū (N-fsc:: 1cp) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense.">We</a> <a href="/hebrew/4422.htm" title="4422: nim·lə·ṭāh (V-Nifal-Perf-3fs) -- A primitive root; properly, to be smooth, i.e. to escape; causatively, to release or rescue; specifically, to bring forth young, emit sparks.">have escaped</a> <a href="/hebrew/6833.htm" title="6833: kə·ṣip·pō·wr (Prep-k:: N-cs) -- A bird. Or tsippor; from tsaphar; a little bird.">like a bird</a> <a href="/hebrew/6341.htm" title="6341: mip·paḥ (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- A, sheet, a spring net. From pachach; a sheet; also a spring net.">from the snare</a> <a href="/hebrew/3369.htm" title="3369: yō·wq·šîm (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To lay a bait or lure. A primitive root; to ensnare.">of the fowler;</a> <a href="/hebrew/6341.htm" title="6341: hap·paḥ (Art:: N-ms) -- A, sheet, a spring net. From pachach; a sheet; also a spring net.">the net</a> <a href="/hebrew/7665.htm" title="7665: niš·bār (V-Nifal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To break, break in pieces. A primitive root; to burst.">is torn,</a> <a href="/hebrew/587.htm" title="587: wa·’ă·naḥ·nū (Conj-w:: Pro-1cp) -- We. Apparently from 'anokiy; we.">and we</a> <a href="/hebrew/4422.htm" title="4422: nim·lā·ṭə·nū (V-Nifal-Perf-1cp) -- A primitive root; properly, to be smooth, i.e. to escape; causatively, to release or rescue; specifically, to bring forth young, emit sparks.">have slipped away.</a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>Our help is in the name of the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/42-7.htm">Isaiah 42:7</a></span><br />to open the eyes of the blind, to bring prisoners out of the dungeon and those sitting in darkness out from the prison house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/2-26.htm">2 Timothy 2:26</a></span><br />Then they will come to their senses and escape the snare of the devil, who has taken them captive to his will.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/91-3.htm">Psalm 91:3</a></span><br />Surely He will deliver you from the snare of the fowler, and from the deadly plague.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/5-26.htm">Jeremiah 5:26</a></span><br />For among My people are wicked men; they watch like fowlers lying in wait; they set a trap to catch men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/6-5.htm">Proverbs 6:5</a></span><br />Free yourself, like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, like a bird from the snare of the fowler.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/4-18.htm">Luke 4:18</a></span><br />“The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/141-9.htm">Psalm 141:9-10</a></span><br />Keep me from the snares they have laid for me, and from the lures of evildoers. / Let the wicked fall into their own nets, while I pass by in safety.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/12-7.htm">Acts 12:7</a></span><br />Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. He tapped Peter on the side and woke him up, saying, “Get up quickly.” And the chains fell off his wrists.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/25-15.htm">Psalm 25:15</a></span><br />My eyes are always on the LORD, for He will free my feet from the mesh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/6-17.htm">2 Corinthians 6:17</a></span><br />“Therefore come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/31-4.htm">Psalm 31:4</a></span><br />You free me from the net laid out for me, for You are my refuge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/5-1.htm">Galatians 5:1</a></span><br />It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not be encumbered once more by a yoke of slavery.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/140-5.htm">Psalm 140:5</a></span><br />The proud hide a snare for me; the cords of their net are spread along the path, and lures are set out for me. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/7-24.htm">Romans 7:24-25</a></span><br />What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death? / Thanks be to God, through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, with my mind I serve the law of God, but with my flesh I serve the law of sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/35-7.htm">Psalm 35:7</a></span><br />For without cause they laid their net for me; without reason they dug a pit for my soul.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped.</p><p class="hdg">our soul</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/23-26.htm">1 Samuel 23:26,27</a></b></br> And Saul went on this side of the mountain, and David and his men on that side of the mountain: and David made haste to get away for fear of Saul; for Saul and his men compassed David and his men round about to take them… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/24-14.htm">1 Samuel 24:14,15</a></b></br> After whom is the king of Israel come out? after whom dost thou pursue? after a dead dog, after a flea… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/25-29.htm">1 Samuel 25:29</a></b></br> Yet a man is risen to pursue thee, and to seek thy soul: but the soul of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of life with the LORD thy God; and the souls of thine enemies, them shall he sling out, <i>as out</i> of the middle of a sling.</p><p class="hdg">as a bird</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/25-15.htm">Psalm 25:15</a></b></br> Mine eyes <i>are</i> ever toward the LORD; for he shall pluck my feet out of the net.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/91-3.htm">Psalm 91:3</a></b></br> Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, <i>and</i> from the noisome pestilence.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/6-5.htm">Proverbs 6:5</a></b></br> Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand <i>of the hunter</i>, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/102-7.htm">Bird</a> <a href="/psalms/119-126.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/psalms/22-5.htm">Escaped</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-26.htm">Fowlers</a> <a href="/psalms/91-3.htm">Fowler's</a> <a href="/psalms/119-134.htm">Free</a> <a href="/psalms/119-110.htm">Net</a> <a href="/psalms/119-110.htm">Snare</a> <a href="/psalms/124-5.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/psalms/91-3.htm">Trapper</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/148-10.htm">Bird</a> <a href="/psalms/129-4.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/proverbs/11-21.htm">Escaped</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-26.htm">Fowlers</a> <a href="/hosea/9-8.htm">Fowler's</a> <a href="/psalms/129-4.htm">Free</a> <a href="/psalms/140-5.htm">Net</a> <a href="/psalms/140-5.htm">Snare</a> <a href="/psalms/130-5.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/psalms/91-3.htm">Trapper</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 124</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/124-1.htm">The church blesses God for a miraculous deliverance</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/124.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/124.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>We have escaped like a bird from the snare of the fowler;</b><br>This phrase evokes imagery of a bird caught in a trap, a common metaphor in ancient Near Eastern literature for danger or entrapment. The "fowler" represents those who lay traps, often symbolizing enemies or adversaries. In biblical context, this can be seen as a representation of the Israelites' frequent encounters with hostile nations. The imagery of escape suggests divine intervention, as birds are often seen as vulnerable and in need of protection. This metaphor is echoed in other scriptures, such as <a href="/psalms/91-3.htm">Psalm 91:3</a>, which speaks of God delivering from the "snare of the fowler." The bird's escape signifies liberation and divine rescue, a theme prevalent throughout the Psalms.<p><b>the net is torn,</b><br>The tearing of the net signifies a miraculous deliverance, as nets were typically strong and designed to securely trap. In the historical context, nets were used for hunting and fishing, symbolizing entrapment and capture. The tearing of the net implies an act of God, breaking the bonds that hold His people. This can be seen as a type of Christ, who breaks the chains of sin and death, offering freedom to believers. The imagery of a torn net also connects to the New Testament, where Jesus calls His disciples to be "fishers of men," suggesting a transformation from entrapment to liberation.<p><b>and we have slipped away.</b><br>The phrase "slipped away" indicates a smooth and unhindered escape, emphasizing the ease with which God delivers His people. This reflects the historical experiences of Israel, such as the Exodus, where they were delivered from the bondage of Egypt. Culturally, slipping away from a trap would be seen as a fortunate and blessed event, reinforcing the idea of divine favor. This concept is mirrored in the New Testament, where believers are encouraged to trust in God's deliverance from spiritual snares. The notion of slipping away also suggests a future hope, pointing to the ultimate deliverance found in Christ's return.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>Traditionally attributed as the author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/124.htm">Psalm 124</a>, David reflects on God's deliverance from enemies.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The nation of Israel is the primary audience, representing God's chosen people who have experienced His deliverance.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_fowler.htm">The Fowler</a></b><br>Symbolic of those who set traps or seek to ensnare God's people, representing enemies or adversaries.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_snare.htm">The Snare</a></b><br>Represents the traps or dangers that threaten the faithful, often used metaphorically for spiritual or physical dangers.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_bird.htm">The Bird</a></b><br>Symbolizes the people of God who are vulnerable yet find freedom through divine intervention.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_deliverance.htm">Divine Deliverance</a></b><br>God is our ultimate deliverer, capable of freeing us from any trap or danger.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_vigilance.htm">Spiritual Vigilance</a></b><br>Believers must remain alert to the snares of sin and temptation, relying on God's strength to escape.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_protection.htm">Trust in God's Protection</a></b><br>Just as a bird escapes a snare, we can trust that God will provide a way out of our trials.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/freedom_in_christ.htm">Freedom in Christ</a></b><br>Our spiritual freedom is secured through Christ, who breaks the bonds of sin and death.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_of_faith.htm">Community of Faith</a></b><br>Like Israel, the church today can find collective strength and encouragement in God's deliverance.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_124.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 124</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_the_bible's_songs_of_ascent.htm">What are the Songs of Ascent in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_psalm_36_7's_refuge_claim.htm">Psalm 36:7 speaks of taking refuge in God's shadow--what scientific or historical evidence supports the literal or metaphorical validity of this promise?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_extinct_species_praise_god.htm">How does the psalm's call for all creatures to praise God align with extinct animals or undiscovered species? (Psalm 148:7, 10)</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_pandemics.htm">What does the Bible say about pandemic diseases?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/124.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(7) <span class= "bld">Snare.</span>--Another rapid transition to a favourite figure, that of the hunter's net. (Comp. <a href="/psalms/10-9.htm" title="He lies in wait secretly as a lion in his den: he lies in wait to catch the poor: he does catch the poor, when he draws him into his net.">Psalm 10:9</a>, &c)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/124.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - O<span class="cmt_word">ur soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers</span> (comp. <a href="/psalms/91-3.htm">Psalm 91:3</a>; <a href="/psalms/140-5.htm">Psalm 140:5</a>; <a href="/psalms/141-10.htm">Psalm 141:10</a>). Another metaphor. We have been like birds taken in the "snare," or net, of a fowler. But now we are escaped - not, however, of our own strength or of our own cleverness. The snare is broken for us by God's providence, and so we are escaped. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/124-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">We</span><br /><span class="heb">נַפְשֵׁ֗נוּ</span> <span class="translit">(nap̄·šê·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5315.htm">Strong's 5315: </a> </span><span class="str2">A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion </span><br /><br /><span class="word">have escaped</span><br /><span class="heb">נִמְלְטָה֮</span> <span class="translit">(nim·lə·ṭāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4422.htm">Strong's 4422: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be smooth, to escape, to release, rescue, to bring forth young, emit sparks</span><br /><br /><span class="word">like a bird</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּצִפּ֥וֹר</span> <span class="translit">(kə·ṣip·pō·wr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6833.htm">Strong's 6833: </a> </span><span class="str2">A little bird</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from the snare</span><br /><span class="heb">מִפַּ֪ח</span> <span class="translit">(mip·paḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6341.htm">Strong's 6341: </a> </span><span class="str2">A, sheet, a spring net</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the fowler;</span><br /><span class="heb">י֫וֹקְשִׁ֥ים</span> <span class="translit">(yō·wq·šîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3369.htm">Strong's 3369: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lay a bait or lure</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the net</span><br /><span class="heb">הַפַּ֥ח</span> <span class="translit">(hap·paḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6341.htm">Strong's 6341: </a> </span><span class="str2">A, sheet, a spring net</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is torn,</span><br /><span class="heb">נִשְׁבָּ֗ר</span> <span class="translit">(niš·bār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7665.htm">Strong's 7665: </a> </span><span class="str2">To break, break in pieces</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and we</span><br /><span class="heb">וַאֲנַ֥חְנוּ</span> <span class="translit">(wa·’ă·naḥ·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_587.htm">Strong's 587: </a> </span><span class="str2">We</span><br /><br /><span class="word">have slipped away.</span><br /><span class="heb">נִמְלָֽטְנוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(nim·lā·ṭə·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4422.htm">Strong's 4422: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be smooth, to escape, to release, rescue, to bring forth young, emit sparks</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/124-7.htm">Psalm 124:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/124-7.htm">Psalm 124:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/124-7.htm">Psalm 124:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/124-7.htm">Psalm 124:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/124-7.htm">Psalm 124:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/124-7.htm">Psalm 124:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/124-7.htm">Psalm 124:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/124-7.htm">Psalm 124:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/124-7.htm">Psalm 124:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/124-7.htm">Psalm 124:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/124-7.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 124:7 Our soul has escaped like a bird (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/124-6.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 124:6"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 124:6" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/124-8.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 124:8"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 124:8" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>