Psalms 124 — FBV

A song for pilgrims going up to Jerusalem. A psalm of David.

124Verse 1If the Lord hadn't been for us, what would have happened? Let everyone in Israel say:
^{Verse 2}If the Lord hadn't been for us, what would have happened when people came and attacked us?
^{Verse 3}They would have swallowed us alive when their anger raged against us.
^{Verse 4}Like a flood they would have swept over us; like a rushing torrent they would have submerged us.
^{Verse 5}They would have rushed over us like raging waters, drowning us.
^{Verse 6}Praise the Lord, who didn't hand us over to them as prey to be ripped apart by their teeth.
^{Verse 7}We escaped from them like a bird flying out of a hunter's trap. The trap was broken and we flew away!
^{Verse 8}Our help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.