Psalm 124: If God Had Not Been on Our Side

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The urgent images of Psalm 124—foes, floods, and fowler’s snare—form the backbone of this song, ultimately celebrating the God who saves us from our attackers.

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words and music by Greg Scheer
copyright September 17, 2015
CCLI #7169106
OneLicense #88194

1. If God had not been on our side, when cornered by our foes;
When there was no place left to hide, to whom could we have gone?
If God had not been on our side, when anger flared like fire;
They would have swallowed us alive, if God had not been on our side.

2. If God had not been on our side, when troubles surged like floods;
We would have watched the water rise, and waves mount up like walls.
If God had not been on our side, we would have had no hope,
been swept away in deadly tides if God had not been on our side.

3. If God had not been on our side, when hunters laid their snares;
Their steely teeth would snap us tight, we wouldn’t have a prayer.
If God had not been on our side, we wouldn’t have escaped;
But our God made the earth and sky, our help is only in his name.