Psalms 124

¹If it had not been the LORD who was on our side,

²If it had not been the LORD who was on our side,

³If it had not been the LORD who was on our side,

⁴if it had not been the LORD who was on our side,

⁵if it had not been the LORD who was on our side,

⁶if it had not been the LORD who was on our side,

⁷then they would have swallowed us up alive,

⁸then they would have swallowed us up alive,

⁹then they would have swallowed us up alive,

¹⁰then the waters would have overwhelmed us,

¹¹then the waters would have overwhelmed us,

¹²then the waters would have overwhelmed us,

¹³Then the proud waters would have gone over our soul.

¹⁴Then the proud waters would have gone over our soul.

¹⁵Then the proud waters would have gone over our soul.

¹⁶Blessed be the LORD,

¹⁷Blessed be the LORD,

¹⁸Blessed be the LORD,

¹⁹Our soul has escaped like a bird out of the fowler’s snare.

²⁰Our soul has escaped like a bird out of the fowler’s snare.

²¹Our soul has escaped like a bird out of the fowler’s snare.

²²Our help is in the LORD’s name,

²³Our help is in the LORD’s name,

²⁴Our help is in the LORD’s name,