Psalm 124

Christian Standard Bible

Psalm 124

The Lord Is on Our Side

A song of ascents. Of David.

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

⁶Blessed be the Lord,
who has not let us be ripped apart by their teeth.^(E)
⁷We have escaped like a bird from the hunter’s net;
the net is torn, and we have escaped.^(F)
⁸Our help is in the name of the Lord,
the Maker of heaven and earth.^(G)

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