Psalms 124
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A Song of the Ascents. Of David. If YHWH had not been for us—now let Israel say—
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if YHWH had not been for us, in the rising up of men against us,
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then they would have swallowed us alive, in the burning of their anger against us;
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then the waters would have engulfed us, the stream would have passed over our soul;
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then would have passed over our soul the raging waters.
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Blessed [be] YHWH, who has not given us as prey to their teeth!
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Our soul like a bird has escaped from the snare of the fowlers; the snare is broken, and we have slipped away.
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Our help [is] in the name of YHWH, the Maker of the heavens and the earth.
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