Psa 124 | LEB | STEP | A song of ascents. Of David. “If it had not been Yahweh who was on our side,” do let Israel say,

Psalms 124

Thanksgiving for Yahweh’s Help

A song of ascents. Of David. ^{▼▼The Hebrew Bible counts the superscription as the first verse of the psalm}

1 “If it had not been Yahweh who was on our side,”
do let Israel say,
2 “If it had not been Yahweh who was on our side,
when men rose up against us,
3 then they would have swallowed us alive,
when their anger was kindled against us.
4 Then the waters would have flooded over us,
the torrent would have passed over our soul.
5 Then over our soul would have passed
the raging waters.”
6 Blessed be Yahweh,
who has not made ^{▼▼Hebrew “given”} us prey for their teeth.
7 Our soul has escaped like a bird
from the snare of fowlers.
The snare is broken, and we have escaped.
8 Our help is in the name of Yahweh,
maker of heaven and earth.

Psalms 124

Thanksgiving for Yahweh’s Help

A song of ascents. Of David. ▼▼The Hebrew Bible counts the superscription as the first verse of the psalm

A song of ascents. Of David. ^{▼▼The Hebrew Bible counts the superscription as the first verse of the psalm}