Psalm 124:2 {123:2}
Good News Translation
"If the LORD had not been on our side when our enemies attacked us,

New Revised Standard Version
if it had not been the LORD who was on our side, when our enemies attacked us,

Contemporary English Version
"The LORD was on our side! Otherwise, the enemy attack

New American Bible
Had not the LORD been with us, when people rose against us,

Douay-Rheims Bible
If it had not been that the Lord was with us, When men rose up against us,

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

If it had not been that the Lord was with us, When men rose up against us,

when men

Psalm 21:1,2 Unto the end. A psalm for David. [2] In thy strength, O Lord, the king shall joy; and in thy salvation he shall rejoice exceedingly. . . .

Psalm 3:1 The psalm of David when he fled from the face of his son Absalom. [2] Why, O Lord, are they multiplied that afflict me? many are they who rise up against me.

Psalm 22:12,13,16 Many calves have surrounded me: fat bulls have besieged me. . . .

Psalm 37:32 The wicked watcheth the just man, and seeketh to put him to death,

Numbers 16:2,3 Rose up against Moses, and with them two hundred and fifty others of the children of Israel, leading men of the synagogue, and who in the time of assembly were called by name. . . .

Context
Our Help is in the Name of the LORD
1A gradual canticle. If it had not been that the Lord was with us, let Israel now say: 2If it had not been that the Lord was with us, When men rose up against us,3Perhaps they had swallowed us up alive. When their fury was enkindled against us,…
Cross References
Psalm 94:17
Unless the Lord had been my helper, my soul had almost dwelt in hell.

Psalm 124:1
A gradual canticle. If it had not been that the Lord was with us, let Israel now say:

Psalm 124:3
Perhaps they had swallowed us up alive. When their fury was enkindled against us,

Jeremiah 51:55
Because the Lord hath laid Babylon waste, and destroyed out of her the great voice: and their wave shall roar like many waters: their voice hath made a noise:

Psalm 124:1
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