Psalm 124 - Tree of Life Version

Had He Not Been on Our Side

¹ A Song of Ascents. Of David. “Had Adonai not been on our side” —let Israel now say—

² “Had Adonai not been on our side, when men rose up against us,

³ then they would have swallowed us alive, when their wrath burned against us.

⁴ Then the waters would have engulfed us, the torrent would have swept over our soul,

⁵ then the raging waters would have swept over our soul.”

⁶ Blessed be Adonai, who has not given us as prey for their teeth.

⁷ Our soul has escaped like a bird out of the snare of the trappers— the snare is broken, and we escaped!

⁸ Our help is in the Name of Adonai, Maker of heaven and earth.