Praise for Rescue from Enemies.
A Song of Ascents, of David.
124 “(A)Had it not been the Lord who was on our side,”
(B)Let Israel now say,
2 “Had it not been the Lord who was on our side
When men rose up against us,
3 Then they would have (C)swallowed us alive,
When their (D)anger was kindled against us;
4 Then the (E)waters would have engulfed us,
The stream would have [a]swept over our soul;
5 Then the (F)raging waters would have [b]swept over our soul.”
6 Blessed be the Lord,
Who has not given us [c]to be (G)torn by their teeth.
7 Our soul has (H)escaped (I)as a bird out of the (J)snare of the trapper;
The snare is broken and we have escaped.
8 Our (K)help is in the name of the Lord,
Who (L)made heaven and earth.
Footnotes
- Psalm 124:4 Or passed over
- Psalm 124:5 Or passed over
- Psalm 124:6 Lit as a prey to
Cross references
- Psalm 124:1 : Ps 94:17
- Psalm 124:1 : Ps 129:1
- Psalm 124:3 : Num 16:30; Ps 35:25; 56:1; 57:3; Prov 1:12
- Psalm 124:3 : Gen 39:19; Ps 138:7
- Psalm 124:4 : Job 22:11; Ps 18:16; 32:6; 69:2; 144:7
- Psalm 124:5 : Job 38:11
- Psalm 124:6 : Ps 27:2; Prov 30:14
- Psalm 124:7 : Ps 141:10; 2 Cor 11:33; Heb 11:34
- Psalm 124:7 : Prov 6:5
- Psalm 124:7 : Ps 91:3; Hos 9:8
- Psalm 124:8 : Ps 121:2
- Psalm 124:8 : Gen 1:1; Ps 134:3