Psalms 124 : 5

Psalms 124

Verse: 1

If it had not been the lord who was on our side, now may Israel say;

Psalms 124

Verse: 2

If it had not been the lord who was on our side, when men rose up against us:

Psalms 124

Verse: 3

Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us:

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Verse: 4

Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul:

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Verse: 5

Then the proud waters had gone over our soul.

Psalms 124

Verse: 6

Blessed be the lord, who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth.

Psalms 124

Verse: 7

Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped.

Psalms 124

Verse: 8

Our help is in the name of the lord, who made heaven and earth.