Psalm 124
A song of ascents. Of David.
1 If the Lord had not been on our side —
let Israel say —
A song of ascents. Of David.
1 If the Lord had not been on our side —
let Israel say —
2 if the Lord had not been on our side
when people attacked us,
when people attacked us,
3 they would have swallowed us alive
when their anger flared against us;
when their anger flared against us;
4 the flood would have engulfed us,
the torrent would have swept over us,
the torrent would have swept over us,
5 the raging waters
would have swept us away.
would have swept us away.
6 Praise be to the Lord,
who has not let us be torn by their teeth.
who has not let us be torn by their teeth.
7 We have escaped like a bird
from the fowler’s snare;
the snare has been broken,
and we have escaped.
from the fowler’s snare;
the snare has been broken,
and we have escaped.
8 Our help is in the name of the Lord,
the Maker of heaven and earth.
the Maker of heaven and earth.