Psalms 124

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1 A song of ascents. Of David. I Had not the LORD been with us, let Israel say,	1 A song of ascents. Of David. I Had not the LORD been with us, let Israel say,
2 Had not the LORD been with us, when people rose against us,	2 Had not the LORD been with us, when people rose against us,
3 They would have swallowed us alive, for their fury blazed against us.	3 They would have swallowed us alive, for their fury blazed against us.
4 The waters would have engulfed us, the torrent overwhelmed us;	4 The waters would have engulfed us, the torrent overwhelmed us;
5 seething waters would have drowned us.	5 seething waters would have drowned us.
6 Blessed be the LORD, who did not leave us to be torn by their fangs.	6 Blessed be the LORD, who did not leave us to be torn by their fangs.
7 We escaped with our lives like a bird from the fowler's snare; the snare was broken and we escaped.	7 We escaped with our lives like a bird from the fowler's snare; the snare was broken and we escaped.
8 Our help is the name of the LORD, the maker of heaven and earth.	8 Our help is the name of the LORD, the maker of heaven and earth.