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The Book of Psalms
Psalm 123
Nisi quia Domini.
The church giveth glory to God for her deliverance, from the hands of her enemies.
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A gradual canticle. If it had not been that the Lord was with us, let Israel now say: |
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If it had not been that the Lord was with us, When men rose up against us, |
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Perhaps they had swallowed us up alive. When their fury was enkindled against us, |
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Perhaps the waters had swallowed us up. |
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Our soul hath passed through a torrent: perhaps our soul had passed through a water insupportable. |
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Blessed be the Lord, who hath not given us to be a prey to their teeth. |
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Our soul hath been delivered as a sparrow out of the snare of the fowlers. The snare is broken, and we are delivered. |
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Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth. |
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