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Psalm 124:8

Our help is in the LORD’s name, who made heaven and earth.

6Blessed be the LORD, who has not given us as a prey to their teeth.
7Our soul has escaped like a bird out of the fowler’s snare. The snare is broken, and we have escaped.
8Our help is in the LORD’s name, who made heaven and earth.
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The movement from a broken snare to the Maker of heaven and earth gives this confession of help the weight of danger survived.

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Hebrews 13:6So that with good courage we say, “The Lord is my helper. I will not fear. What can man do to me?”Both confess that the Lord is their help, with Hebrews expressing the courage that comes from this trust.
Genesis 1:1In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.The God named as helper in the psalm is the Creator whose work Genesis announces at the beginning.
Psalm 121:2My help comes from the LORD, who made heaven and earth.Both locate help in the LORD and identify him with the same words about making heaven and earth.
Acts 4:24When they heard it, they lifted up their voice to God with one accord and said, “O Lord, you are God, who made the sky, the earth, the sea, and all that is in …Both speak with a shared voice and name God as the Maker of the world.
Jeremiah 32:17“Ah Lord GOD! Behold, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm. There is nothing too hard for you.Both name God as Maker of heaven and earth; Jeremiah speaks of the great power displayed in that work.
Psalm 146:5–6Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD, his God,Both identify the LORD as the source of help, with Psalm 146 declaring the happiness of those who hope in him.
Psalm 115:15Blessed are you by the LORD, who made heaven and earth.Both identify the LORD as Maker of heaven and earth, speaking of his help in one and his blessing in the other.
Psalm 134:3May the LORD bless you from Zion, even he who made heaven and earth.The Maker of heaven and earth confessed as helper in Psalm 124 is the one asked to bless in Psalm 134.
Isaiah 37:16–20“LORD of Armies, the God of Israel, who is enthroned among the cherubim, you are the God, even you alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made …Both address the LORD as the one who made heaven and earth; Isaiah also declares his rule over every kingdom.
Revelation 14:7He said with a loud voice, “Fear the Lord, and give him glory, for the hour of his judgment has come. Worship him who made the heaven, the earth, the sea, and …Both identify God by his work of creation, with Revelation commanding worship of the Maker whom the psalm names as helper.
2 Chronicles 2:12Huram continued, “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who made heaven and earth, who has given to David the king a wise son, endowed with discretion and …Both credit the LORD with making heaven and earth and acknowledge help or gifts received from him.
Acts 14:15“Men, why are you doing these things? We also are men of the same nature as you, and bring you good news, that you should turn from these vain things to the …Both direct trust toward the God who made the world, whom Acts names as the living God.
Where this verse fits

Answered prayer. gratitude. fear for the future.

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Thank God for one remembered act of help

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Encouragement

The help named here comes from the Maker of heaven and earth. The danger in the psalm was real, and the people credit God for their escape.

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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).