Psalm 124 - 1st Version
Psalm 124
CORONA  |  Same-Tune Hymns  |  Bible Passage
Author: 1650 Scottish Psalter
Musician: Elizabeth Raymond-Barker, 1829-1916

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 1  Had not the Lord been on our side,
       may Israel now say;
 2  Had not the Lord been on our side,
       when men rose us to slay;
 3  They had us swallowed quick, when as
       their wrath 'gainst us did flame:
 4  Waters had covered us, our soul
       had sunk beneath the stream.

 5  Then had the waters, swelling high,
       over our soul made way.
 6  Blessed be the Lord, who to their teeth
       us gave not for a prey.
 7  Our soul's escapèd, as a bird
       out of the fowler's snare;
    The snare asunder broken is,
       and we escapèd are.

 8  Our sure and all-sufficient help
       is in JEHOVAH's name;
    His name who did the heav'n create,
       and who the earth did frame.


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BIBLE PASSAGE:

1 ¶ If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, now may Israel say;
2 If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, when men rose up against us:
3 Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us:
4 Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul:
5 Then the proud waters had gone over our soul.
6 ¶ Blessed be the LORD, who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth.
7 Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped.
8 Our help is in the name of the LORD, who made heaven and earth.