Psalm 123 (CPDV)

1 A Canticle in steps. If the Lord had not been with us, let Israel now say it:

2 if the Lord had not been with us, when men rose up against us,

3 perhaps they would have swallowed us alive. When their fury was enraged against us,

4 perhaps the waters would have engulfed us.

5 Our soul has passed through a torrent. Perhaps, our soul had even passed through intolerable water.

6 Blessed is the Lord, who has not given us into the harm of their teeth.

7 Our soul has been snatched away like a sparrow from the snare of the hunters. The snare has been broken, and we have been freed.

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

Understand Psalm 123

A verse-by-verse study of Psalm 123: what the chapter is doing, and what three commentaries say about it. Written to be readable if this is new to you.

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