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Themes in Psalm 124

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Themes in Psalm 124

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A Davidic song of ascents.If the Lord had not been on our side—
let Israel say—

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If the Lord had not been on our side
when men attacked us,

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then they would have swallowed us alive
in their burning anger against us.

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Then the waters would have engulfed us;
the torrent would have swept over us;

the raging waters would have swept over us.

Praise the Lord,
who has not let us be ripped apart by their teeth.

We have escaped like a bird from the hunter’s net;
the net is torn, and we have escaped.

Our help is in the name of Yahweh,
the Maker of heaven and earth.