124
Psalm 124 · Book Five · David
A song of ascents. Of David.
The Hebrew title · Berean Standard Bible
Song of Ascents
About this psalm
A psalm about a disaster that did not happen. The waters would have gone over the soul, the proud waters. Then the picture changes to a bird: our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers; the snare is broken, and we are escaped. Eight verses of realising afterwards how close it was.
Read it when you look back and go cold.
One verse at a time, slowly
1If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, now may Israel say;2If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, when men rose up against us:3Then they had swallowed us up quick, 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 the LORD, 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 the LORD, who made heaven and earth.
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