Psalms 124 ESV: Israel’s song of deliverance: without the Lord’s side, floods and foes would consume. Broken snares and escaped birds prove help in the Creator's name.

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  <h5>Our Help Is in the Name of the <span class="lord">Lord</span></h5>
  <div class="d">A Song of <mark class="f"><span class="note"><span class="xo">124:0 </span><span class="xta">[See </span><span class="xt"><a href="PSA.120.esv">Ps. 120</a>, title</span><span class="xta">]</span></span></mark>Ascents. Of David.</div>
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  <div class="pi q1">
    <div id="PSA.124.1" class="v"><span class="vn">1</span>
    <mark class="f"><span class="note">
      <span class="xo">124:1 </span>
      <span class="xt">
        <a href="PSA.94.17.esv">Ps. 94:17</a>
      </span>
    </span></mark>If it had not been the <span class="lord">Lord</span> who was on our side—</div></div>
  <div class="pi q2" for="PSA.124.1">
    <mark class="f"><span class="note">
      <span class="xo">124:1 </span>
      <span class="xt">
        <a href="PSA.129.1.esv">Ps. 129:1</a>
      </span>
    </span></mark>let Israel now say—</div>
  <div class="pi q1">
    <div id="PSA.124.2" class="v"><span class="vn">2</span>if it had not been the <span class="lord">Lord</span> who was on our side</div></div>
  <div class="pi q2" for="PSA.124.2">when people rose up against us,</div>
  <div class="pi q1">
    <div id="PSA.124.3" class="v"><span class="vn">3</span>then they would have <mark class="f"><span class="note"><span class="xo">124:3 </span><span class="xta">See </span><span class="xt"><a href="PSA.56.1.esv">Ps. 56:1</a></span></span></mark>swallowed us up alive,</div></div>
  <div class="pi q2" for="PSA.124.3">when their anger was kindled against us;</div>
  <div class="pi q1">
    <div id="PSA.124.4" class="v"><span class="vn">4</span>then <mark class="f"><span class="note"><span class="xo">124:4 </span><span class="xta">See </span><span class="xt"><a href="PSA.32.6.esv">Ps. 32:6</a>; <a href="JOB.22.11.esv">Job 22:11</a></span></span></mark>the flood would have <mark class="f"><span class="note"><span class="xo">124:4 </span><span class="xt"><a href="PSA.69.2.esv">Ps. 69:2</a>; <a href="ISA.8.8.esv">Isa. 8:8</a></span></span></mark>swept us away,</div></div>
  <div class="pi q2" for="PSA.124.4">the torrent would have gone <mark class="f"><span class="note"><span class="xo">124:4 </span><span class="xt"><a href="PSA.69.1.esv">Ps. 69:1</a></span></span></mark>over us;</div>
  <div class="pi q1">
    <div id="PSA.124.5" class="v"><span class="vn">5</span>then over us would have gone</div></div>
  <div class="pi q2" for="PSA.124.5">the raging waters.</div>
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  <div class="pi q1">
    <div id="PSA.124.6" class="v"><span class="vn">6</span>Blessed be the <span class="lord">Lord</span>,</div></div>
  <div class="pi q2" for="PSA.124.6">who has not given us</div>
  <div class="pi q2" for="PSA.124.6">as prey to their teeth!</div>
  <div class="pi q1">
    <div id="PSA.124.7" class="v"><span class="vn">7</span>We have escaped like a bird</div></div>
  <div class="pi q2" for="PSA.124.7">from <mark class="f"><span class="note"><span class="xo">124:7 </span><span class="xta">See </span><span class="xt"><a href="PSA.91.3.esv">Ps. 91:3</a></span></span></mark>the snare of the fowlers;</div>
  <div class="pi q1" for="PSA.124.7">the snare is broken,</div>
  <div class="pi q2" for="PSA.124.7">and we have escaped!</div>
  <br/>
  <div class="pi q1">
    <div id="PSA.124.8" class="v"><span class="vn">8</span>
    <mark class="f"><span class="note">
      <span class="xo">124:8 </span>
      <span class="xt">
        <a href="PSA.121.2.esv">Ps. 121:2</a>
      </span>
    </span></mark>Our help is in the name of the <span class="lord">Lord</span>,</div></div>
  <div class="pi q2" for="PSA.124.8">who made heaven and earth.</div>
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Our Help Is in the Name of the Lord