Psalms

Chapter 123

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

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

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

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    perhaps the waters would have engulfed us.

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

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

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    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.

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