Psalm 124

The Lord Is on Our Side

A song of ascents. Of David.

¹If the Lord had not been on our side —

let Israel say —

²if the Lord had not been on our side ^a

when people attacked us, ^b

³then they would have swallowed us alive

in their burning anger against us. ^c

⁴Then the water would have engulfed us;

the torrent would have swept over us;

⁵the raging water would have swept over us. ^d

⁶Blessed be 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 the Lord,

the Maker of heaven and earth. ^g