Psalms 124

Berean Standard Bible

Chapter summary

Psalm 124 begins with Israel declaring that the Lord was on their side when men attacked them with flared anger. Without the Lord's presence, the attackers would have swallowed the people alive, and raging floods and torrents would have swept them away. The text expresses praise to the Lord for not delivering the people as prey to the teeth of their enemies. Israel has successfully escaped like a bird from a fowler's snare, leaving the net torn as they slipped away. The psalm concludes by stating that their help is found in the name of the Lord, who is the Maker of heaven and earth.

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¹If the LORD had not been on our side— let Israel now declare— ²if the LORD had not been on our side when men attacked us, ³when their anger flared against us, then they would have swallowed us alive, ⁴then the floods would have engulfed us, then the torrent would have overwhelmed us, ⁵then the raging waters would have swept us away. ⁶Blessed be the LORD, who has not given us as prey to their teeth. ⁷We have escaped like a bird from the snare of the fowler; the net is torn, and we have slipped away. ⁸Our help is in the name of the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.

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