Psalm 124

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“If it had not been the Lord who was on our side,”

Let Israel now say,
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“If it had not been the Lord who was on our side
When men rose up against us,

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Then they would have [quickly] swallowed us alive,
When their wrath was kindled against us;

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

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Then the ^(a)raging waters would have swept over our soul.”

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

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We have escaped like a bird from the snare of the fowlers;
The trap is broken and we have escaped.

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

a. Psalm 124:5: I.e. arrogant enemies.