Psalm 124
"A Song of Ascents/Degrees. Of David."
1 If it had not been
the Lord who
was on our side
— let Israel now say—
2 if it had not been
the Lord who
was on our side
when people rose up against us,
3 then they would have swallowed us up alive,
when their anger was kindled against us;
4 then the flood would have swept us away,
the torrent
would have gone
over us;
5 then over us
would have gone
the raging waters.
6 Blessed be
the Lord, who
has not given us as prey to their teeth!
7 We have escaped like a bird
from the snare of the fowlers;
the snare is broken,
and we have escaped!
8 Our help is in the name of
the Lord, who
made heaven and earth.