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);

A Song of Ascents. By David. 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 men came up against us;

if it had not been the LORD who was on our side, when men rose up against us,

3 They would have made a meal of us while still living, in the heat of their wrath against us:

then they would have swallowed us up alive, when their wrath was kindled against us,

4 We would have been covered by the waters; the streams would have gone over our soul;

then the waters would have overwhelmed us, the stream would have gone over our soul.

5 Yes, the waters of pride would have gone over our soul.

Then the proud waters would have gone over our soul.

6 Praise be to the Lord, who has not let us be wounded by their teeth.

Blessed be the LORD, who has not given us as a prey to their teeth.

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.

Our soul has escaped like a bird out of the fowler’s snare. The snare is broken, and we have escaped.

8 Our help is in the name of the Lord, the maker of heaven and earth.

Our help is in the LORD’s name, who made heaven and earth.