Psalms 124

1 A Song of Degrees. If it had not been that the Lord was among us, let Israel now say;

“A song of the degrees by David.” If it had not been the Lord who was for us, so should Israel say;

2 if it had not been that the Lord was among us, when men rose up against us;

If it had not been the Lord who was for us, when men rose up against us:

3 verily they would have swallowed us up alive, when their wrath was kindled against us:

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

4 verily the water would have drowned us, our soul would have gone under the torrent.

Then would the waters have overwhelmed us, the stream would have passed over our soul;

5 Yes, our soul would have gone under the overwhelming water.

Then would have passed over our soul the presumptuous waters.

6 Blessed be the Lord, who has not given us for a prey to their teeth.

Blessed be the Lord, who hath not given us up as a prey to their teeth.

7 Our soul has been delivered as a sparrow from the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are delivered.

Our soul is escaped like a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped.

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

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