Psalms 124:3-4
Psalms 124:1-5 The Message (MSG)
If GOD hadn’t been for us —all together now, Israel, sing out!— If GOD hadn’t been for us when everyone went against us, We would have been swallowed alive by their violent anger, Swept away by the flood of rage, drowned in the torrent; We would have lost our lives in the wild, raging water.
Psalms 124:3-4 King James Version (KJV)
Then they had swallowed us up quick, When their wrath was kindled against us: Then the waters had overwhelmed us, The stream had gone over our soul
Psalms 124:3-4 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Then they would have swallowed us alive, When their anger was kindled against us; Then the waters would have engulfed us, The stream would have swept over our soul
Psalms 124:3-4 New Century Version (NCV)
When they were angry with us, they would have swallowed us alive. They would have been like a flood drowning us; they would have poured over us like a river.
Psalms 124:3-4 American Standard Version (ASV)
Then they had swallowed us up alive, When their wrath was kindled against us: Then the waters had overwhelmed us, The stream had gone over our soul
Psalms 124:3-4 New International Version (NIV)
they would have swallowed us alive when their anger flared against us; the flood would have engulfed us, the torrent would have swept over us
Psalms 124:3-4 New King James Version (NKJV)
Then they would have swallowed us alive, When their wrath was kindled against us; Then the waters would have overwhelmed us, The stream would have gone over our soul
Psalms 124:3-4 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Then they would have [quickly] swallowed us alive, When their wrath was kindled against us; Then the waters would have engulfed us, The torrent would have swept over our soul
Psalms 124:3-4 New Living Translation (NLT)
They would have swallowed us alive in their burning anger. The waters would have engulfed us; a torrent would have overwhelmed us.
Psalms 124:2-5 The Passion Translation (TPT)
What if God had not been there for us? Our enemies, in their violent anger, would have swallowed us up alive! The nations, with their flood of rage, would have swept us away, and we would have drowned and perished beneath their torrent of terror!