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Psalm 124 :: American Standard Version (ASV)

Praise for Rescue from Enemies.

Psa 124:1

Psa 124:1
A Song of Ascents; of David.
If it had not been Jehovah who was on our side,
Let Israel now say,

Psa 124:2

Psa 124:2
If it had not been Jehovah who was on our side,
When men rose up against us;

Psa 124:3

Psa 124:3
Then they had swallowed us up alive,
When their wrath was kindled against us:

Psa 124:4

Psa 124:4
Then the waters had overwhelmed us,
The stream had gone over our soul;

Psa 124:5

Psa 124:5
Then the proud waters had gone over our soul.

Psa 124:6

Psa 124:6
Blessed be Jehovah,
Who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth.

Psa 124:7

Psa 124:7
Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers:
The snare is broken, and we are escaped.

Psa 124:8

Psa 124:8
Our help is in the name of Jehovah,
Who made heaven and earth.
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