Psalm 124

Psalm 124

1. A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem. A psalm of David. 1 1 What if the Lord had not been on our side? 1 Let all Israel repeat:

2. What if the Lord had not been on our side 2 when people attacked us?

3. They would have swallowed us alive 3 in their burning anger.

4. The waters would have engulfed us; 4 a torrent would have overwhelmed us.

5. Yes, the raging waters of their fury 5 would have overwhelmed our very lives.

6. Praise the Lord, 6 who did not let their teeth tear us apart!

7. We escaped like a bird from a hunter’s trap. 7 The trap is broken, and we are free!

8. Our help is from the Lord, 8 who made heaven and earth.