Psalm 124:1

Verse 1 of 8. The 124th of 150 chapters in Psalms, in Poetry and Wisdom.

1If it had not been the Lord who was on our side, now may Israel say;

2If it had not been the Lord who was on our side, when men rose up against us:

3Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us:

4Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul:

5Then the proud waters had gone over our soul.

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King James Version. Public domain. Set as prose throughout, including the poetry, because the text is published to us without its lines.