Psalms 124

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

A Song of degrees of David. If [it had not been] the LORD who was on our side, now may Israel say;

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

If [it had not been] the LORD who was on our side, when men rose up against us:

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

Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us:

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

Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul:

5 Then would have passed over our soul the presumptuous waters.

Then the proud waters had gone over our soul.

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

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

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

Our soul is escaped as 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, the maker of heaven and earth.

Our help [is] in the name of the LORD, who made heaven and earth.