Psalms 124

Psalm 124#sn Psalm 124. Israel acknowledges that the Lord delivered them from certain disaster.

A song of ascents,#sn The precise significance of this title, which appears in Pss 120-134, is unclear. Perhaps worshipers recited these psalms when they ascended the road to Jerusalem to celebrate annual religious festivals. For a discussion of their background see L. C. Allen, Psalms 101-150 (WBC), 219-21. by David.

1“If the Lord had not been on our side” – let Israel say this! –

2if the Lord had not been on our side, when men attacked us,

3they would have swallowed us alive, when their anger raged against us.

4The water would have overpowered us; the current would have overwhelmed us.

5The raging water would have overwhelmed us.

6The Lord deserves praise, for he did not hand us over as prey to their teeth.

7We escaped with our lives, like a bird from a hunter’s snare. The snare broke, and we escaped.

8Our deliverer is the Lord, the Creator of heaven and earth.