Psalms124

Psalms 124 is a psalm of thanksgiving, acknowledging that Israel's survival against powerful enemies was solely due to the Lord's intervention. It vividly describes the overwhelming destruction they would have faced without divine help. The psalm concludes by praising the Lord for their escape and affirming Him as their ultimate help and Creator.

If the Lord Had Not Been on Our Side

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A song of degrees, or Psalme of David. If the Lord had not bene on our side, (may Israel now say)
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If the Lord had not bene on our side, when men rose vp against vs,
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They had then swallowed vs vp quicke, when their wrath was kindled against vs.
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Then the waters had drowned vs, and the streame had gone ouer our soule:
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Then had the swelling waters gone ouer our soule.

Praise for the Great Escape

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Praysed be the Lord, which hath not giuen vs as a praye vnto their teeth.
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Our soule is escaped, euen as a bird out of the snare of the foulers: the snare is broken, and we are deliuered.
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Our helpe is in the Name of the Lord, which hath made heauen and earth.
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