Psalm 124

Our Help Is in the Name of the Lord

1If it had not been the Lord who was on our side—[#Ps. 94:17]

let Israel now say—

2if it had not been the Lord who was on our side

when people rose up against us,

3then they would have swallowed us up alive,[#Ps. 56:1]

when their anger was kindled against us;

4then the flood would have swept us away,[#Ps. 32:6; Job 22:11; #Ps. 69:2; Isa. 8:8]

the torrent would have gone over us;

5then over us would have gone

the raging waters.

6Blessed be the Lord ,

who has not given us

as prey to their teeth!

7We have escaped like a bird

from the snare of the fowlers;

the snare is broken,

and we have escaped!

8Our help is in the name of the Lord ,[#Ps. 121:2]

who made heaven and earth.

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