Terrence L Pounds Study Edition · Developing edition · October 20, 2026
Your Terrence L Pounds Study Edition and commentary remain below. WEB Classic already uses Yahweh. External translations retain their published wording.
Psalms 124
A Song of degrees of David.
1 If it had not been Yahweh who was on our side, now may Israel say;
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If it had not been the Lord who was on our side, now may Israel say;
2 If it had not been Yahweh who was on our side, when men rose up against us:
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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 Yahweh, who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth.
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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 Yahweh, who made heaven and earth.
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Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth.