124 A song by David while walking uphill to Yerushalem.

124 Let Yisra’el (Israel) now say,

“If Yahweh hadn’t been on our side,

2 yes, when we were attacked

if Yahweh hadn’t been on our side,

3 they would have swallowed us up alive

when their anger raged against us.

4 Then the water would have swept us away—

the torrent would have gone right over us.

5 ≈Yes, then the raging waters would have gone over us.

6 We praise Yahweh

who didn’t allow our enemies to tear us apart with their teeth.

7 We’ve escaped like a bird out of bird-catcher’s trap—

the trap’s been broken and we’ve escaped.

8 We rely on Yahweh for our help—

the one who made heaven and earth.