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Psalms 123
Septuagint (LXX2012) 123 compared with World English Bible 124
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1(124) A Song of Degrees. If it had not been that the Lord was among us, let Israel now say;
1A Song of Ascents. By David. If it had not been Yahweh who was on our side, let Israel now say,
2if it had not been that the Lord was among us, when men rose up against us;
2if it had not been Yahweh who was on our side, when men rose up against us,
3verily they would have swallowed us up alive, when their wrath was kindled against us:
3then they would have swallowed us up alive, when their wrath was kindled against us,
4verily the water would have drowned us, our soul would have gone under the torrent.
4then the waters would have overwhelmed us, the stream would have gone over our soul.
5Yes, our soul would have gone under the overwhelming water.
5Then the proud waters would have gone over our soul.
6Blessed be the Lord, who has not given us for a prey to their teeth.
6Blessed be Yahweh, who has not given us as a prey to their teeth.
7Our soul has been delivered as a sparrow from the snare of the fowlers: the snareis broken, and we are delivered.
7Our soul has escaped like a bird out of the fowler’s snare. The snare is broken, and we have escaped.
8Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth.
8Our help is in Yahweh’s name, who made heaven and earth.