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Psalm 124
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Psalm 124

A pilgrimage song. Of David.

124 If the Lord hadn’t been for us—
    let Israel now repeat!—
2     if the Lord hadn’t been for us,
        when those people attacked us
3 then they would have swallowed us up whole
        with their rage burning against us!
4 Then the waters would have drowned us;
    the torrent would have come over our necks;[a]
5     then the raging waters would have come over our necks!

6 Bless the Lord
    because he didn’t hand us over
    like food for our enemies’ teeth!
7 We escaped like a bird from the hunters’ trap;
    the trap was broken so we escaped!

8 Our help is in the name of the Lord,
    the maker of heaven and earth.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 124:4 Or soul; also in 124:5, 7
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Psalm 124
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Psalm 124

A song of ascents. Of David.

1 If the Lord had not been on our side—
    let Israel say(A)—
2 if the Lord had not been on our side
    when people attacked us,
3 they would have swallowed us alive
    when their anger flared against us;
4 the flood(B) would have engulfed us,
    the torrent(C) would have swept over us,
5 the raging waters
    would have swept us away.

6 Praise be to the Lord,
    who has not let us be torn by their teeth.
7 We have escaped like a bird
    from the fowler’s snare;(D)
the snare has been broken,(E)
    and we have escaped.
8 Our help is in the name(F) of the Lord,
    the Maker of heaven(G) and earth.

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