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A Davidic Song of Ascents

God is for Us

124 If the Lord had not been on our side—
    let Israel now say—
if the Lord had not been on our side,
    when men came against us,
then they would have devoured us alive,
    when their anger burned against us.
Then the flood waters would have overwhelmed us,
    the torrent would have flooded over us;
the swollen waters would have swept us away.

Blessed be the Lord,
    who did not give us as prey to their teeth.
We have escaped like a bird from the hunter’s trap.
    The trap has been broken,
        and we have escaped.

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

Psalm 124

A song of ascents. Of David.

If the Lord had not been on our side—
    let Israel say(A)
if the Lord had not been on our side
    when people attacked us,
they would have swallowed us alive
    when their anger flared against us;
the flood(B) would have engulfed us,
    the torrent(C) would have swept over us,
the raging waters
    would have swept us away.

Praise be to the Lord,
    who has not let us be torn by their teeth.
We have escaped like a bird
    from the fowler’s snare;(D)
the snare has been broken,(E)
    and we have escaped.
Our help is in the name(F) of the Lord,
    the Maker of heaven(G) and earth.