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World English Bible

Psalm 124 (WEBP)

[1] If it had not been Yahweh who was on our side, let Israel now say,
[2] if it had not been Yahweh who was on our side, when men rose up against us,
[3] then they would have swallowed us up alive, when their wrath was kindled against us,
[4] then the waters would have overwhelmed us, the stream would have gone over our soul.
[5] Then the proud waters would have gone over our soul.
[6] Blessed be Yahweh, who has not given us as a prey to their teeth.
[7] Our soul has escaped like a bird out of the fowler’s snare. The snare is broken, and we have escaped.
[8] Our help is in Yahweh’s name, who made heaven and earth.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Psalm 124 (KJVS)

[1] If it had not been the Lord who was on our side, now may Israel say;
[2] If it had not been the Lord who was on our side, when men rose up against us:
[3] Then they had swallowed us up quick, When their wrath was kindled against us:
[4] Then the waters had overwhelmed us, The stream had gone over our soul:
[5] Then the proud waters, Had gone over our soul.
[6] Blessed be the Lord, Who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth.
[7] Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: The snare is broken, and we are escaped.
[8] Our help is in the name of the Lord, Who made heaven and earth.

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Psalm 124 (BYZ)

[1] Ὠιδὴ () τῶν () ἀναβαθμῶν. () Εἰ () μὴ () ὅτι () κύριος () ἦν () ἐν () ἡμῖν, () εἰπάτω () δὴ () Ισραηλ, ()
[2] εἰ () μὴ () ὅτι () κύριος () ἦν () ἐν () ἡμῖν () ἐν () τῷ () ἐπαναστῆναι () ἀνθρώπους () ἐφ’ () ἡμᾶς, ()
[3] ἄρα () ζῶντας () ἂν () κατέπιον () ἡμᾶς () ἐν () τῷ () ὀργισθῆναι () τὸν () θυμὸν () αὐτῶν () ἐφ’ () ἡμᾶς· ()
[4] ἄρα () τὸ () ὕδωρ () κατεπόντισεν () ἡμᾶς, () χείμαρρον () διῆλθεν () ἡ () ψυχὴ () ἡμῶν· ()
[5] ἄρα () διῆλθεν () ἡ () ψυχὴ () ἡμῶν () τὸ () ὕδωρ () τὸ () ἀνυπόστατον.
[6] Εὐλογητὸς () κύριος, () ὃς () οὐκ () ἔδωκεν () ἡμᾶς () εἰς () θήραν () τοῖς () ὀδοῦσιν () αὐτῶν. ()
[7] Ἡ () ψυχὴ () ἡμῶν () ὡς () στρουθίον () ἐρρύσθη () ἐκ () τῆς () παγίδος () τῶν () θηρευόντων· () ἡ () παγὶς () συνετρίβη, () καὶ () ἡμεῖς () ἐρρύσθημεν. ()
[8] Ἡ () βοήθεια () ἡμῶν () ἐν () ὀνόματι () κυρίου () τοῦ () ποιήσαντος () τὸν () οὐρανὸν () καὶ () τὴν () γῆν. ()

Psalm 124:1 Originally verse 123:1.
Psalm 124:2 Originally verse 123:2.
Psalm 124:3 Originally verse 123:3.
Psalm 124:4 Originally verse 123:4.
Psalm 124:5 Originally verse 123:5.
Psalm 124:6 Originally verse 123:6.
Psalm 124:7 Originally verse 123:7.
Psalm 124:8 Originally verse 123:8.

Old Testament scripture quotations and versification from Septuaginta, edited by Alfred Rahlfs (Stuttgart: Württembergische Bibelanstalt, 1935). New Testament quotations are from the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, LLC, Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Both are in the public domain.