Psalms 123

¹If it had not been that the Lord was with us, let Israel now say:

²If it had not been that the Lord was with us, When men rose up against us,

³Perhaps they had swallowed us up alive. When their fury was enkindled against us,

⁴Perhaps the waters had swallowed us up.

⁵Our soul hath passed through a torrent: perhaps our soul had passed through a water insupportable.

⁶Blessed be the Lord, who hath not given us to be a prey to their teeth.

⁷Our soul hath been delivered as a sparrow out of the snare of the followers. The snare is broken, and we are delivered.

⁸Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth.