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Psalm 124

The people of God, eſcaping a great peril, do acknowledge themſelues to be deliuered, not by their owne force, but by the power of God. 4 They declare the greatnes of the peril, 6 And praiſe the Name of God.
¶ A ſong of degrees or Pſalme of Dauid.
1.IF the Lord had not bene on our ſide, (maie Iſraél now ſay)
2.If the Lord had not bene on our ſide, whẽ men roſe vp againſt vs,
3.They had then ſwallowed vs vp quicke, whẽ their wrath was kindled againſt vs.
4.Then the waters had drowned vs, and the ſtreame had gone ouer our ſoule:
5.Then had the ſwelling waters gone ouer our ſoule.
6.Praiſed be the Lord, which hathe not giuen vs as a praye vnto their teeth.
7.Our ſoule is eſcaped, euen as a birde out of the ſnare of the foulers: the ſnare is broken and we are deliuered.
8.Our helpe is in the Name of the Lord, which hathe made heauen and earth.

Notes

1:a.
He ſheweth that God was readie to helpe at nede, & that there was none other waie to be ſaued, but by his onelie meanes.
3:b.
So vnable were we to reſiſt.
4:c.
He vſeth moſte propre ſimilitudes to expreſſe the great danger ye Church was in, & out of ye wc God miraculouſly deliuered them.
7:d.
For the wicked did not oney furiouſly rage againſt the faithful, but craftely imagined to deſtroye them.