| 124:1 | The LORD the Defense of His PeopleA Song of Ascents. Of David. "If it had not been the LORD who was on our side," Let Israel now say-- |
| 124:2 | If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, When men rose up against us, |
| 124:3 | Then they would have swallowed us alive, When their wrath was kindled against us; |
| 124:4 | Then the waters would have overwhelmed us, The stream would have gone over our soul; |
| 124:5 | Then the swollen waters Would have gone over our soul." |
| 124:6 | Blessed be the LORD, Who has not given us as prey to their teeth. |
| 124:7 | Our soul has escaped as a bird from the snare of the fowlers; The snare is broken, and we have escaped. |
| 124:8 | Our help is in the name of the LORD, Who made heaven and earth.1. 124:7 | That is, persons who catch birds in a trap or snare |