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Psalms 124 Parallel Bible Translations
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| 1 | Song of ascensions to David. Unless Jehovah was to us, now shall Israel say, | If it had not been the LORD who was on our side— let Israel now say— | A song of ascents. Of David. If the LORD had not been on our side— let Israel say— | |
| 2 | Unless Jehovah was to us in the rising up of man against us, | if it had not been the LORD who was on our side when people rose up against us, | if the LORD had not been on our side when people attacked us, | |
| 3 | Then they swallowed us down living, in the kindling of their anger against us: | then they would have swallowed us up alive, when their anger was kindled against us; | they would have swallowed us alive when their anger flared against us; | |
| 4 | Then the waters overflowed us, the torrent passed over our soul: | then the flood would have swept us away, the torrent would have gone over us; | the flood would have engulfed us, the torrent would have swept over us, | |
| 5 | Then the swelling waters passed over our soul. | then over us would have gone the raging waters. | the raging waters would have swept us away. | |
| 6 | Blessed be Jehovah, who gave us not a prey to their teeth. | Blessed be the LORD, who has not given us as prey to their teeth! | Praise be to the LORD, who has not let us be torn by their teeth. | |
| 7 | Our soul as a sparrow was delivered from the snare of the fowlers: the snare was broken and we were delivered. | We have escaped like a bird from the snare of the fowlers; the snare is broken, and we have escaped! | We have escaped like a bird from the fowler’s snare; the snare has been broken, and we have escaped. | |
| 8 | Our help is in the name of Jehovah; he made the heavens and the earth. | Our help is in the name of the LORD, who made heaven and earth. | Our help is in the name of the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth. | |
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