Psalm 124
A song for those who go up to Jerusalem to worship the Lord. A psalm of David.
1Here is what Israel should say.
Suppose the Lord had not been on our side.
2Suppose the Lord had not been on our side
when our enemies attacked us.
3Suppose he had not been on our side
when their burning anger blazed out against us.
Then they would have swallowed us alive.
4They would have been like a flood that drowned us.
They would have swept over us like a rushing river.
5They would have washed us away
like a swollen stream.
6Give praise to the Lord.
He has not let our enemies chew us up.
7We have escaped like a bird
from a hunter’s trap.
The trap has been broken,
and we have escaped.
8Our help comes from the Lord.
He is the Maker of heaven and earth.
Psalm 124
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
when people attacked us,
3they would have swallowed us alive
when their anger flared against us;
4the flood would have engulfed us,
the torrent would have swept over us,
5the raging waters
would have swept us away.
6Praise be to the Lord,
who has not let us be torn by their teeth.
7We have escaped like a bird
from the fowler’s snare;
the snare has been broken,
and we have escaped.
8Our help is in the name of the Lord,
the Maker of heaven and earth.
