Psalms, Chapter 124
This is Psalms, chapter 124, a sacred text in the Judaism tradition. You can read it here verse by verse for free, listen to it read aloud, and follow cross-references that connect its themes to other traditions.
A song of ascents. Of David.Were it not for GOD, who was on our side,let Israel now declare,
were it not for GOD, who was on our sidewhen others assailed us,
they would have swallowed us alivein their burning rage against us;
the waters would have carried us off,the torrent would have swept over us;
over us would have sweptthe seething waters.
Blessed is GOD, who did not let usbe ripped apart by their teeth.
We are like a bird escaped from the fowler’s trap;the trap broke and we escaped.
Our help is the name of GOD,maker of heaven and earth.