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Psalms 124

Highlighted words differ from the WEB. Most differences are matters of wording, style or the age of the English, not of meaning; a few reflect different manuscripts.

  1. 1
    WEBA Song of Ascents. By David. If it had not been Yahweh who was on our side, let Israel now say,
    KJVA Song of degrees of David. If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, now may Israel say;
  2. 2
    WEBif it had not been Yahweh who was on our side, when men rose up against us,
    KJVIf it had not been the LORD who was on our side, when men rose up against us:
  3. 3
    WEBthen they would have swallowed us up alive, when their wrath was kindled against us,
    KJVThen they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us:
  4. 4
    WEBthen the waters would have overwhelmed us, the stream would have gone over our soul.
    KJVThen the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul:
  5. 5
    WEBThen the proud waters would have gone over our soul.
    KJVThen the proud waters had gone over our soul.
  6. 6
    WEBBlessed be Yahweh, who has not given us as a prey to their teeth.
    KJVBlessed be the LORD, who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth.
  7. 7
    WEBOur soul has escaped like a bird out of the fowler’s snare. The snare is broken, and we have escaped.
    KJVOur soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped.
  8. 8
    WEBOur help is in Yahweh’s name, who made heaven and earth.
    KJVOur help is in the name of the LORD, who made heaven and earth.
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  • King James Version (1769 text), public domain outside the United Kingdom, where Crown letters patent apply.