Psalms 124

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

“A psalm of the steps, or the goings up. By David.” If the LORD had not been for us, Now may Israel say,

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

If the LORD had not been 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 had they swallowed us up alive, When their wrath burned against us;

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

Then the waters had overwhelmed us; The stream had gone over our soul;

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

The proud waters had gone over our soul.

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 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.

We have escaped like a bird from the snare of the fowler; The snare is broken, and we have 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, Who made heaven and earth.