Psalms 124:1
A song of ascents. Of David.
What it says
Israel is invited to say what would have happened if the LORD had not been on their side.
What it is doing
This verse opens the psalm by summoning communal remembrance.
In context
1A song of ascents. Of David. 2if the LORD had not been on our side 3when their anger flared against us, 4then the floods would have engulfed us, 5then the raging waters 6Blessed be the LORD, 7We have escaped like a bird from the snare of the fowler; 8Our help is in the name of the LORD,