Psalms 124

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