Prayers, Songs, Praises: Psalm 124

The Lord Is on Our Side

A song of ascents. Of David.

124:1 If the Lord had not been on our side—

let Israel say—

2 if the Lord had not been on our side

when people attacked us,

3 then they would have swallowed us alive

in their burning anger against us.

4 Then the water would have engulfed us;

the torrent would have swept over us;

5 the raging water would have swept over us.

6 Blessed be the Lord,

who has not let us be ripped apart by their teeth.

7 We have escaped like a bird from the hunter’s net;

the net is torn, and we have escaped.

8 Our help is in the name of the Lord,

the Maker of heaven and earth.

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Prayers, Songs, Praises: Psalm 123

Looking for God’s Favor

A song of ascents.

123:1 I lift my eyes to you,

the one enthroned in heaven.

2 Like a servant’s eyes on his master’s hand,

like a servant girl’s eyes on her mistress’s hand,
so our eyes are on the Lord our God
until he shows us favor.

3 Show us favor, Lord, show us favor,

for we’ve had more than enough contempt.

4 We’ve had more than enough

scorn from the arrogant
and contempt from the proud.

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