Psalm 124124PsalmsBook 5Catholic Public Domain Version

Catholic Public Domain VersionBerean Standard Bible

1. Our Help Is in the Name of the LORD

2. 1CPDVA Canticle in steps. If the Lord had not been with us, let Israel now say it:BSBBSB: A song of ascents. Of David. If the LORD had not been on our side—let Israel now declare—
3. 2CPDVif the Lord had not been with us, when men rose up against us,BSBBSB: if the LORD had not been on our side when men attacked us,
4. 3CPDVperhaps they would have swallowed us alive. When their fury was enraged against us,BSBBSB: when their anger flared against us, then they would have swallowed us alive,
5. 4CPDVperhaps the waters would have engulfed us.BSBBSB: then the floods would have engulfed us, then the torrent would have overwhelmed us,
6. 5CPDVOur soul has passed through a torrent. Perhaps, our soul had even passed through intolerable water.BSBBSB: then the raging waters would have swept us away.
7. 6CPDVBlessed is the Lord, who has not given us into the harm of their teeth.BSBBSB: Blessed be the LORD, who has not given us as prey to their teeth.
8. 7CPDVOur soul has been snatched away like a sparrow from the snare of the hunters. The snare has been broken, and we have been freed.BSBBSB: We have escaped like a bird from the snare of the fowler; the net is torn, and we have slipped away.
9. 8CPDVOur help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth.BSBBSB: Our help is in the name of the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.

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