Psalm 124:6
Blessed be the Lord, who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth.
Cross-references
In Psalm 37:33, God does not abandon the righteous to the enemy's power—a parallel promise that God withholds his people from becoming prey.
In Psalm 41:11, the psalmist knows God delights in him when the enemy does not triumph—another confession of being spared from enemy's teeth.
Psalm 118:13 describes being pushed to falling but rescued by the Lord—parallel situation of near destruction and deliverance.
In Psalm 129:4, the Lord cuts the cords of the wicked—another image of God freeing his people from enemy bondage, similar to not being given as prey.
Exodus 15:9 records the enemy's boast to gorge on spoil, directly matching the 'prey' imagery of Psalm 124:6.
Exodus 15:10 shows God's response—covering the enemy with the sea—the deliverance that prevents being prey.
Isaiah 49:24 asks if prey can be taken from the mighty—directly using the same 'prey' word, affirming God's power to rescue from oppressors.
In 2 Samuel 18:28, Ahimaaz blesses God for delivering David from Absalom's rebels—another deliverance matching the psalm's thanksgiving for not being prey.
Judges 5:30 depicts enemies dividing spoil, similar to the predator imagery of taking prey in Psalm 124:6.
1 Samuel 26:20 uses hunting imagery (partridge) akin to being prey, reinforcing the vulnerable situation.
In Job 29:17, Job boasts of breaking the jaws of the wicked and making them drop prey—the same tooth/prey imagery but from the rescuer's perspective, echoing the deliverance theme.
Isaiah 10:14 boasts of plundering like gathering eggs, reflecting the predator mindset of enemies in Psalm 124:6.
Judges 5:31 prays for enemies to perish, aligning with the theme of deliverance from enemies in Psalm 124:6.