Psalm

124 “Had it not been that Jehovah proved to be for us,”+

Let Israel now say,+

 2 “Had it not been that Jehovah proved to be for us+

When men* rose up against us,+

 3 Then they would have swallowed us up even alive,+

When their anger was burning against us.+

 4 Then the very waters would have washed us away,+

The torrent itself would have passed over our soul.+

 5 Then there would have passed over our soul

The waters of presumptuousness.+

 6 Blessed be Jehovah, who has not given us+

As a prey to their teeth.+

 7 Our soul is like a bird that is escaped+

From the trap of baiters.+

The trap is broken,+

And we ourselves have escaped.+

 8 Our help is in the name of Jehovah,+

The Maker of heaven and earth.”+