Psalms 124

A song of ascents. Of David.

1 If the LORD had not been on our side— let Israel say—
2 if the LORD had not been on our side when people attacked us,
3 they would have swallowed us alive when their anger flared against us;
4 the flood would have engulfed us, the torrent would have swept over us,
5 the raging waters would have swept us away.
6 Praise be to the LORD, who has not let us be torn by their teeth.
7 We have escaped like a bird from the fowler’s snare; the snare has been broken, and we have escaped.
8 Our help is in the name of the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.

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Cross References 7

  • 1. Psalms 129:1
  • 2. Psalms 88:17
  • 3. S Psalms 18:4
  • 4. S Psalms 91:3; Proverbs 6:5
  • 5. Psalms 25:15
  • 6. S 1 Samuel 17:45
  • 7. Genesis 1:1; Psalms 115:15; Psalms 121:2; Psalms 134:3

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