Psalm 124

*A Song of degrees †of David.

1  aIf it had not been the Lord who was on our side,

bNow may Israel say;

2  aIf it had not been the Lord who was on our side,

When men rose up against us:

3  Then they had cswallowed us up cdquick,

When their wrath was kindled against us:

4  Then ddthe waters had eoverwhelmed us,

The stream had gone over our soul:

5  Then the proud waters

Had gone over our soul.

6  Blessed be the Lord,

Who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth.

7  Our soul is escaped as a bird fout of the snare of the fowlers:

The snare is broken, and we are escaped.

8  gOur help is in the name of the Lord,

hWho made heaven and earth.