Psalm 124

Refrain:    Our help is in the name of the Lord.

1    If the Lord himself had not been on our side,  

now may Israel say;

2    If the Lord had not been on our side,  

when enemies rose up against us;

3    Then would they have swallowed us alive  

when their anger burned against us;

4    Then would the waters have overwhelmed us

and the torrent gone over our soul;  

over our soul would have swept the raging waters. [R]

5    But blessed be the Lord  

who has not given us over to be a prey for their teeth.

6    Our soul has escaped

as a bird from the snare of the fowler;  

the snare is broken and we are delivered.

7    Our help is in the name of the Lord,  

who has made heaven and earth.

Refrain:    Our help is in the name of the Lord.

O God, maker of heaven and earth,

you save us in the water of baptism

and by the suffering of your Son you set us free;

help us to put our trust in his victory

and to know the salvation won for us

by Jesus Christ our Lord.

 

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