Psalm 124 - New International Version (NIV)

Psalm 124

A song of ascents. Of David.

1 If the Lord had not been on our side—
let Israel say(A)
2 if the Lord had not been on our side
when people attacked us,
3 they would have swallowed us alive
when their anger flared against us;
4 the flood(B) would have engulfed us,
the torrent(C) would have swept over us,
5 the raging waters
would have swept us away.

6 Praise be to the Lord,
who has not let us be torn by their teeth.
7 We have escaped like a bird
from the fowler’s snare;(D)
the snare has been broken,(E)
and we have escaped.
8 Our help is in the name(F) of the Lord,
the Maker of heaven(G) and earth.

Cross references

  1. Psalm 124:1 : Ps 129:1
  2. Psalm 124:4 : Ps 88:17
  3. Psalm 124:4 : S Ps 18:4
  4. Psalm 124:7 : S Ps 91:3
  5. Psalm 124:7 : Ps 25:15
  6. Psalm 124:8 : S 1Sa 17:45
  7. Psalm 124:8 : Ge 1:1; Ps 115:15; 121:2; 134:3