Psalms 124:7

“Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers, etc.] The people of God are like little birds, being harmless and innocent, singing forth the praises of God for his goodness to them; as also because weak and unable to resist their foes; and worthless in themselves, like sparrows, as the wordf1757 here used signifies; and are fearful and timorous, and flee at the least apprehension of danger, (<19A207>Psalm 102:7 11:1 <281111>Hosea 11:11). Satan, and wicked men under his influence, are like fowlers who lay snares for them, to draw them into sin, into immorality and error, in order to bring them to ruin and destruction; hence we read of the snare of the devil and of wicked men,…”

“Our soul is escaped - We have escaped; our life has been preserved. As a bird out of the snare of the fowlers - By the breaking of the snare, or the gin. The bird is entangled, but the net breaks, and the bird escapes. See the notes at Psalms 91:3. The snare is broken ... - It was not strong enough to retain the struggling bird, and the captive broke away. So we seemed to be caught. The enemy appeared to have us entirely in his power, but escape came to us as it does to the bird when it finds the net suddenly break, and itself again at large. return to 'Top of Page'”

“Our soul: Sa1 23:26, Sa1 23:27, Sa1 24:14, Sa1 24:15, Sa1 25:29; Sa2 17:2, Sa2 17:21, Sa2 17:22 as a bird: Psa 25:15, Psa 91:3; Pro 6:5; Jer 5:26, Jer 18:22; Ti2 2:26 Psalms 124:8”