Psalm 124

¹If the LORD had not been on our side—let Israel now declare—

²if the LORD had not been on our side when men attacked us,

³when their anger flared against us, then they would have swallowed us alive,

⁴then the floods would have engulfed us, then the torrent would have overwhelmed us,

⁵then the raging waters would have swept us away.

⁶Blessed be the LORD, who has not given us as prey to their teeth.

⁷We have escaped like a bird from the snare of the fowler; the net is torn, and we have slipped away.

⁸Our help is in the name of the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.