124 If the Lord was not fighting for us,
what would have happened?
Israel's people, now answer:
2 ‘If the Lord was not fighting for us when men attacked us,
3 our enemies would have eaten us alive! [ b ]
They would have destroyed us,
because they were so angry against us.
4 They would have been too strong for us,
like rivers of waters that covered us,
5 They would have been like deep water over our heads
that drowned us. [ c ]
6 We should praise the Lord !
He did not let our enemies destroy us,
like wild animals that kill their food and eat it.
7 Now we have become free,
like a bird that got free out of a trap.
Our enemies lost their power, and we are free! [ d ]
8 The one who helped us is the Lord .
He made the whole universe.’
124 What would have happened to us if the Lord had not been on our side?
Tell us about it, Israel.
2 What would have happened to us if the Lord had not been on our side
when people attacked us?
3 They would have swallowed us alive
when they became angry with us.
4 Their armies would have been
like a flood washing over us,
like a river drowning us.
5 Those proud people would have been
like water rising up to our mouth and drowning us.
6 Praise the Lord !
He did not let our enemies tear us apart.
7 We escaped like a bird from the net of a hunter.
The net broke, and we escaped!
8 Our help came from the Lord ,
the one who made heaven and earth!
124 If it had not been the Lord who was on our side, now may Israel say;
2 If it had not been the Lord who was on our side, when men rose up against us:
3 Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us:
4 Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul:
5 Then the proud waters had gone over our soul.
6 Blessed be the Lord , who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth.
7 Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped.
8 Our help is in the name of the Lord , who made heaven and earth.
124 “ ( A ) Had it not been the Lord who was on our side,”
( B ) Let Israel say,
2 “Had it not been the Lord who was on our side
When people rose up against us,
3 Then they would have ( C ) swallowed us alive,
When their ( D ) anger was kindled against us;
4 Then the ( E ) waters would have flooded over us,
The stream would have [ a ] swept over our souls;
5 Then the ( F ) raging waters would have [ b ] swept over our souls.”
6 Blessed be the Lord ,
Who has not given us [ c ] to be ( G ) torn by their teeth.
7 Our souls have ( H ) escaped ( I ) like a bird from the trapper’s ( J ) snare;
The snare is broken and we have escaped.
8 Our ( K ) help is in the name of the Lord ,
Who ( L ) made heaven and earth.
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.
