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Themes in Psalm 124

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Themes in Psalm 124

A Song of Ascents, of David.
“Had it not been the Lord who was on our side,”

Let Israel now say,

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“Had it not been the Lord who was on our side
When men rose up against us,

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Then they would have swallowed us alive,
When their anger was kindled against us;

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Then the waters would have engulfed us,
The stream would have swept over our soul;

Then the raging waters would have swept over our soul.”

Water » Illustrative » Of persecutors

Blessed be the Lord,
Who has not given us to be torn by their teeth.

Our soul has escaped as a bird out of the snare of the trapper;
The snare is broken and we have escaped.

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

Creation » Leads to confidence
Help » The lord helping