Psalm 123, verse 1. 1An ode of ascents.
“If the Lord had not been with us,”
Let Israel now say,
Psalm 123, verse 2. 2“If the Lord had not been with us,
When men rose up against us,
Psalm 123, verse 3. 3Then they would have swallowed us alive,
When their anger raged against us,
Psalm 123, verse 4. 4Then the water would have drowned us;
Our soul would have passed through a torrent,
Psalm 123, verse 5. 5Then our soul would have passed through
A water that is overwhelming.”
Psalm 123, verse 6. 6Blessed is the Lord,
Who did not give us as prey to their teeth.
Psalm 123, verse 7. 7Our soul was delivered like a sparrow
From the snare of the hunters;
The snare was broken, and we were delivered.
Psalm 123, verse 8. 8Our help is in the name of the Lord,
Who made heaven and earth.