Psalms 124:1 ←
A Song of the going up. Of David. If it had not been the Lord who was on our side (let Israel now say);
Psalms 124:2 ←
If it had not been the Lord who was on our side, when men came up against us;
Psalms 124:3 ←
They would have made a meal of us while still living, in the heat of their wrath against us:
Psalms 124:4 ←
We would have been covered by the waters; the streams would have gone over our soul;
Psalms 124:5 ←
Yes, the waters of pride would have gone over our soul.
Psalms 124:6 ←
Praise be to the Lord, who has not let us be wounded by their teeth.
Psalms 124:7 ←
Our soul has gone free like a bird out of the net of those who would take her: the net is broken, and we are free.
Psalms 124:8 ←
Our help is in the name of the Lord, the maker of heaven and earth.
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