Psalm 124 · Unsere Hilfe steht im Namen des HERRN

1A song of ascents. Of David.Were it not for GOD, who was on our side,let Israel now declare,

2were it not for GOD, who was on our sidewhen others assailed us,

3they would have swallowed us alivein their burning rage against us;

4the waters would have carried us off,the torrent would have swept over us;

5over us would have sweptthe seething waters.

6Blessed is GOD, who did not let usbe ripped apart by their teeth.

7We are like a bird escaped from the fowler’s trap;the trap broke and we escaped.

8Our help is the name of GOD,maker of heaven and earth.