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Psalms 124

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1If it had not been Jehovah who was on our side, Let Israel now say,

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

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

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

5Then the proud waters had gone over our soul.

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

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

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

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Parallel translations · Psalms 124:1

WEB · World English Bible (2000)

If it had not been Jehovah who was on our side, Let Israel now say,

KJV · King James Version (1611)

If it had not been the Lord who was on our side, now may Israel say;

ASV · American Standard Version (1901)

If it had not been Jehovah who was on our side, Let Israel now say,

BBE · Bible in Basic English (1949)

If it had not been the Lord who was on our side (let Israel now say);

YLT · Young's Literal Translation (1862)

A Song of the Ascents, by David. Save <FI>for<Fi> Jehovah--who hath been for us, (Pray, let Israel say),

DRA · Douay-Rheims (Challoner) (1752)

A gradual canticle. They that trust in the Lord shall be as mount Sion: he shall not be moved for ever that dwelleth

DBY · Darby Bible (1890)

If it had not been Jehovah who was for us — oh let Israel say —

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Key cross-references

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — verses that illuminate Psalms 124:1.

Psalms 27:1
Jehovah is my light and my salvation; Whom shall I fear? Jehovah is the strength of my life; Of whom shall I be afraid?
Psalms 128:1
Blessed is every one that feareth Jehovah, That walketh in his ways.
Psalms 122:1
I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go unto the house of Jehovah.
Psalms 121:1
I will lift up mine eyes unto the mountains: From whence shall my help come?
Romans 8:31
What then shall we say to these things? If Godisfor us, whoisagainst us?
Psalms 133:1
Behold, how good and how pleasant it is For brethren to dwell together in unity!

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(Hebrew)

To swallow, consume, or destroy, often implying a complete taking in or annihilation.

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