Psalm 124

Holman Christian Standard Bible

Psalm 124

The Lord Is on Our Side

A Davidic song of ascents.

¹If the Lord had not been on our side—
let Israel say—
²If the Lord had not been on our side^(A)
when men attacked us,^(B)
³then they would have swallowed us alive
in their burning anger against us.^(C)
⁴Then the waters would have engulfed us;
the torrent would have swept over us;
⁵the raging waters would have swept over us.^(D)

⁶Praise the Lord,
who has not let us be ripped apart by their teeth.^(E)
⁷We have escaped like a bird from the hunter’s net;
the net is torn, and we have escaped.^(F)
⁸Our help is in the name of Yahweh,
the Maker of heaven and earth.^(G)