A Song of degrees of David.
1 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.

1A song of degrees of Dauid. If it had not bene the Lord who was on our side: nowe may Israel say:

2If it had not bene the Lord, who was on our side, when men rose vp against vs:

3Then they had swallowed vs vp quicke: when their wrath was kindled against vs.

4Then the waters had ouerwhelmed vs; the streame had gone ouer our soule.

5Then the proud waters had gone ouer our soule.

6Blessed be the Lord: who hath not giuen vs as a pray to their teeth.

7Our soule is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the foulers; the snare is broken, and we are escaped.

8Our helpe is in the name of the Lord: who made heauen and earth

I == Ps 129:1

 

 

 

III == Ps 56:1-2 ; 57:3 ; Prov 1:12

 

 

 

 

 

 

VII == Ps 91:3 ; Pro 6:5b

 

 

VIII == Gen 1:1 ; Ps 121:2 ; 134:3

1 A s on g of ascents. Of David. Had not the LORD bee n with us, let Israel say,

2 Had not the LORD been with eus, when people rose against us,

3 Then they would have swallowed us alive, for their fury blazed against us.

4 Then the waters would have engulfed us, the torrent overwhelmed us;

5 then seething water would have drowned us.

6 Blessed is the LORD, who did not leave us to be torn by their teeth.

7 We escaped with our lives like a bird from the fowler’s snare; the snare was broken, and we escaped.

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

Psalm 124 For repeated National deliverance in times of fearful danger. A Hymn of thanksgiving and praise.

v 1-5 David realized as we should, that if the Lord is not on our side, we would be completely overwhelmed by those who oppose God.

v 6-8 He reaffirms that his help is from the Lord.