Psalm 124 New International Version (NIV)

Psalm 124

A song of ascents. Of David.



1
If the Lord had not been on our side—
let Israel say—

2
if the Lord had not been on our side
when people attacked us,

3
they would have swallowed us alive
when their anger flared against us;

4
the flood would have engulfed us,
the torrent would have swept over us,

5
the raging waters
would have swept us away.



6
Praise be to the Lord,
who has not let us be torn by their teeth.

7
We have escaped like a bird
from the fowler’s snare;
the snare has been broken,
and we have escaped.

8
Our help is in the name of the Lord,
the Maker of heaven and earth.