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Psalms 124:2 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" if it had not been the LORD who was on our side, when men rose up against us, "

Psalms 124:2

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1 If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, let Israel now say,

2 if it had not been the LORD who was on our side, when men rose up against us,

3 then they would have swallowed us up alive, when their wrath was kindled against us,

4 then the waters would have overwhelmed us, the stream would have gone over our soul.

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Psalms 124:1

"If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, let Israel now say,"

Psalms 124:3

"then they would have swallowed us up alive, when their wrath was kindled against us,"

Psalms 124:4

"then the waters would have overwhelmed us, the stream would have gone over our soul."

Psalms 124:5

"Then the proud waters would have gone over our soul."

Psalms 124:6

"Blessed be the LORD, who has not given us as a prey to their teeth."

Psalms 124:7

"Our soul has escaped like a bird out of the fowler’s snare. The snare is broken, and we have escaped."

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