Psalm 124

THE LORD IS ON OUR SIDE

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 sidey

when people attacked us,z

3 then they would have swallowed us alive

in their burning anger against us.aa

4 Then the water would have engulfed us;

the torrent would have swept over us;

5 the raging water would have swept over us.ab

6 Blessed be the Lord,

who has not let us be ripped apart by their teeth.ac

7 We have escaped like a bird from the hunter’s net;

the net is torn, and we have escaped.ad

8 Our help is in the name of the Lord,

the Maker of heaven and earth.ae