Psalm 124 :: New King James Version (NKJV)

The LORD the Defense of His People

Psa 124:1

Psa 124:1A Song of Ascents. Of David.

“If it had not been the LORD who was on our side,”
Let Israel now say—

Psa 124:2

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

Psa 124:3

Psa 124:3Then they would have swallowed us alive,
When their wrath was kindled against us;

Psa 124:4

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

Psa 124:5

Psa 124:5Then the swollen waters
Would have gone over our soul.”

Psa 124:6

Psa 124:6Blessed be the LORD,
Who has not given us as prey to their teeth.

Psa 124:7

Psa 124:7Our soul has escaped as a bird from the snare of the fowlers;[fn]
The snare is broken, and we have escaped.

Psa 124:8

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

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NKJV Footnotes

(124:7)

That is, persons who catch birds in a trap or snare

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Psalm 124 :: New King James Version (NKJV)

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